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LOT 1222
Syro-Hittite Bronze Animal and Cart
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (17.5 grams total, 35-37 mm wide).
Comprising a quadruped with lug to its back, two-wheeled cart with axle-tree. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Footed Cup
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Biconvex in profile with basal ring, carination, rolled rim. 275 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Abbasid Decorated Glazed Bowl
7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Bell-shaped in profile with discoid base and flared rim, glazed and painted geometric design of a lattice on a field of pointillé ornament, rim with dentilled detailing. 168 grams, 12.9 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Illuminated Quran Manuscript Page
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Loose paper leaf with handwritten text in Naskh script, thirteen lines of black ink text to each side, red and blue inked rings as punctuation, marginal arabesque painted motif and re ink framing to recto; pencil marks and notation. 5.3 grams, 21.5 x 34 cm
Ex M. Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.