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LOT 1108
Western Asiatic Bronze Attachment with 'There is One God and God is Great' Inscription
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (10.9 grams, 34 mm).
D-section pendant with flared end and twin suspension lugs; incised text to reverse 'There is One God and God is Great'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1108
Western Asiatic Bronze Attachment with 'There is One God and God is Great' Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
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Luristan Bronze Short Sword with Integral Hilt with Crescent Pommel
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A short sword or dagger with slender triangular blade, low round midrib with flat upper face, annular guard and remains of scooped shoulders, columnar grip with open sides to receive bone or wooden hilt, crescent pommel. 322 grams, 44 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
With a tongue-shaped handle placed perpendicular to the oval body; separately made intaglio with geometric motifs. 9.95 grams, 19 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
