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LOT 1231
Urartu Bronze Bracelet Pair with Beast Heads
9TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (119 grams total, 72 mm each).
Each a round-section shank with opposed beast-head finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK 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. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Restrung designer necklace with elegant bead arrangement, comprising spherical white agate beads, oval banded agate beads, with later gold interstitial slender bicone beads; modern clasp. 82.5 grams, 64 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Pocket Qur'an Manuscript Page Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Miniature paper Qur'an, each page with dense Nasta'liq text in black ink with a red double-border and green outer border; decorative title page with floral ornament and liquid gold; several pages of handwritten notes at the end; probably from North Africa. 55 grams, 86 x 86 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
