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LOT 1248
Qaznavid Bronze Dish
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (712 grams, 19.5 cm).
Comprising a shallow body with sharply sloping walls and wide, everted rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1248
Qaznavid Bronze Dish
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£44 (EUR 52; USD 60) +BP*
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Khorasan Bronze Cauldron Made by Muhammad Bin Husayn
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £160
With a deep hemispherical bowl and three stub feet, two lateral trapezoidal flanges to the rim, each with an arched handle; similar flange to forward edge with reserved panel of scrolled foliage; to the rear, flange with shallow median socket decorated with scrolled tendrils, two lateral discs each with a star of intersecting triangles; signed by Muhammad Bin Husayn. 5.75 kg, 43.5 cm
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.150. Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head and Other Fragment Collection
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four heads with applied and impressed details, and a crescentic disc with raised decoration. 125 grams total, 38-68 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Assyrian Steatite Four-Sided Seal with Figures and Magical Symbols
Circa 600-400 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular in plan with longitudinal piercing, incuse decoration to the long faces: advancing figure with canine mask; undulating line (serpent); standing figure in flounced robe with arms raised; three glyphs or symbols; usage wear, 7.46 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A8.
