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LOT 2137
Post Medieval Precision Weight Set
21ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/4 in. (177 grams total, 10-31 mm).
Comprising eight weights of 100, 50, 10, 5(2), 2 and 1(2) grams circular weights with knob lifters. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe Kusmirek Collection, UK.
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Post Medieval 'Thames' Lead Token Collection
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Ethiopian Wooden Bifacial Icon
Late 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
One side with the Crucifixion scene, Virgin Mary and Saint John weeping at the foot of the cross, the soldier Longinus piercing the side of Jesus; the other side with a diptych painted on paper representing a crowned Saint George (Bet Gorgis) and his servant Seqrates dressed like a priest, watching the miracle of the transformation of water into wine; lines of Ge'ez text in black ink on the reverse; wooden frame with closure on both sides, surmounted by a small cross. 455 grams, 25.7 cm
The timber shows some old insect flight holes and we are advised that this piece has been recently treated with Permthrin, as a precaution.
Ex Cy Lester, an antiquarian bookseller, London, UK, circa 1990. Ex central London gallery.
Among the imagery of Ethiopian equestrian saints, three main representational categories can be distinguished: 1) simple portrait of the saint armed with spear or lance and holding the reins of a horse; 2) the saint spearing an enemy; 3) the saint according to one of the aforementioned types placed in a narrative scene.
