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LOT 0300
Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid
1ST MILLENNIUM BC.
5/8 in. (2.07 grams, 15 mm).
With conical upper face, underside with border enclosing an incuse palm tree with monkeys climbing up the trunk.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999.
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Aramaic Lead Scroll with Magical Text
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
A rectangular lead sheet rolled into a tight scroll with the text to the inner face. 31 grams, 58 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
The item was possibly meant to be what the Romans called a defixio or 'curse tablet', on which the magical malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or change it. -
Western Asiatic Lead Epigraphic Seal
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tabular with transverse piercing, three lines of Kufic text to obverse. 11.6 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Advancing pose with tail extended. 8.4 grams, 33 mm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
