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LOT 1240
Sassanian Hardstone Stamp Seals
CIRCA 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (25 grams total, 14-27 mm).
Plano-convex and other types with geometric, avian and other motifs. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1240
Sassanian Hardstone Stamp Seals
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Islamic Leather Bound Chinese Qur'an, Juz' 25, Part 25
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Rebound as a hardback with full leather binding, central arabesque foliage panel and foliage frame to front and back covers; title and end pages with liquid gold frame enclosing a pattern of geometric and floral blocks with Kufic script lozenge above calligraphic text; text pages with red-outlined rectangular panel and typically five lines of bold black-ink text with red diacritics and headers. 310 grams, 16.5 x 22.5 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
The text is a Chinese version of the Qur'an, Juz' 25, Part 25. -
Western Asiatic Grey Ware Storage Vessel
Late Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With biconvex profile, broad rounded underside and trumpet-shaped mouth. 823 grams, 16.3 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Ancient Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising beads in various materials and shapes, including some larger beads. 58 grams total, 2-39 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
