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LOT 0260
Syro-Phoenician Two Shekel Deer Weight
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (14.6 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the round as a figure pierced at the neck to accept a mounting ring.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Islamic Manuscript, Al Jameh til Tebb for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli
877 A.H. (1472 A.D.)Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Rebound as a hardback with leather spine, fore-edge flap with envelope flap, marbled boards; title page with red-ink naskh script text in a triangular block and numerous annotations and two (accession) stamps; text pages typically 21 lines of cramped black-ink naskh script with red titles and underscores; marginal notes in a variety of hands; some water damage to lower edge; last page unbound, with extensive notation in a looser, more expansive hand; title page repaired. 272 grams, 14.7 x 19.7 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12270-220408.
The text is 'Al Jameh til Tebb' composed for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli. -
Urartu Bronze Bracelet Pair with Beast Heads
9th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Each a round-section shank with opposed beast-head finials. 119 grams total, 72 mm each
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Jemdet Nasr Red Jasper Cylinder Seal
3100-2850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With incised linear ornament and drilled pellets. 6.3 grams, 32 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.22. London collection, 2016.
