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LOT 1189
Western Asiatic Alabaster Quadruped
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (641 grams, 11.3 cm wide).
Carved figure of a hound standing on a rectangular base, ssockets to the eyes to accept coloured inserts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Paper Qu'ran Page
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and a header bar; cramped marginal note at one edge. 12 grams, 33.8 x 20.6 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. -
Bactrian Gold Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Shaped as an insect with heart-shaped wings, head formed as suspension loop; punched decoration to the wings. 0.78 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Beads
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a carnelian oblate bead and a glass seed bead mounted on a wire shank with gold annular beads. 1.23 grams, 25 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
