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LOT 2065
Tudor Age Gilt Bronze Head Mount
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (35.8 grams, 50 mm).
Modelled as the face of a woman with flowing hair, a sash wrapped around the head and the ends tied beneath the chin, possibly representing Medusa; stud to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North American private collection, 1970s-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Moroccan Berber Painted Vessel
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With bulbous body and rounded foot, angled spout and filler to the shoulder, sturdy loop above, bands of painted geometric ornament. 946 grams, 21 cm high
From an old UK collection. Acquired from Hampstead Auctions, 17 June 2010, no.314. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Mixed Button Collection
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Mainly military and livery types. 64 grams total, 14-27 mm
Found around the Buckinghamshire, UK, area. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Ethiopian Painted Parchment of Two Evangelist Portraits from a Gospel
Circa 1650-1700 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Two leaves from a vellum manuscript, each with a hand-coloured image of a male figure (Evangelists) seated on low stools, covered with embroidered cloths, holding a vellum page in one hand and quill in the other, nimbus around their head; dressed in blue, red and green garments, in front of them two cups in brown and white colour. 19 grams total, 22.5 x 19.8 cm each
Ex central London gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
During the Aksumite period, the Greek text of the Gospels was brought to Ethiopia and translated into Geez. Along with the Greek text came a standard method of Gospel manuscript production, as well as the Eusebian canon tables with their characteristic decoration and tholos miniature, and portraits of the evangelists. In the Gondar period, the tradition continued: usually the four Evangelists were portrayed as a series. Evangelist portraits serve as an introduction, and narrative illustrations were placed within the Gospel texts.
