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LOT 1237
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (159 grams total, 1-25 mm).
Mixed group of various beads, mainly in glass and stone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1237
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Agate Bifacial Named Calligraphic Gemstone
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Octagonal tabular bifacial panel with incised borders; dense nastaliq script to each face; with old collector's note with transliteration and translation 'Constant hearing with the blessing of the name Muhammed / Sakander Abbas'. 1.63 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The Nastaʿlīq was one of the most important and widespread calligraphic styles used to write Persian. It was developed in Iran in the 8th and 9th centuries. It was also occasionally used to write the original Arabic language, known as taʿliq, for the titles and headings of books or printed publications, but its use was predominant in Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Urdu, and other languages of Perso-Indian influence. Nastaʿlīq is still widespread in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan for written poetry and as a form of artistic expression (arabesque). -
Middle Assyrian Red Coral Cylinder Seal
Circa 1350-1100 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Small seal with gryphons with crossed necks, two males looking at each other with a stylised tree between them; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.8 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.56. -
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Sumerian Shell Bangle
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Creamy-white annular panel, domed in section, cut from a shell plate. 36.7 grams, 89 mm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
