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LOT 0949
Safavid Silver and Niello Perfume Bottle
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (16.2 grams, 96 mm).
With facetted neck, asymmetrical body and knop finial; two polyhedral suspension loops, domed stopper on a short chain; nielloed and parcel-gilt surface with reserved foliate panels.
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0949
Safavid Silver and Niello Perfume Bottle
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Complete and of spherical form, containing clay 'tokens'; the outer face impressed with enigmatic motifs. 190 grams, 64 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. Accompanied by a copy of two previous illustrated and typed catalogue pages.
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