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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Arm Decoration Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 3/8 in. (125 grams total, 10.9-11.2 cm).
Matched pair each a sightly curved rosette with hinged attachment at each edge; reserved panel of calligraphic script in four lines. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Arm Decoration Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Ottoman Qu'ran Painted Gilt Miniature Leaf Pair
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Each a rectangular leaf with inked frame enclosing blue and liquid gold calligraphic text; outside the frame, two decorative discs with text to the centre, radiating spikes and spurs to the rim. 37 grams total, 35 x 25.5 cm each
Private collection, UK. -
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £281
Conical in profile with low disc to the foot. 156 grams, 12.5 cm
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Hittite Silvered Bronze Domed Stamp Seal with Hieroglyphs
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Plano-convex in profile with gusset to the rim; underside: central panel with geometric design, hieroglyphic text to the border; obverse: central tondo with hieroglyphs, beaded ring and geometric border; transverse piercing; an important piece. 13.4 grams, 23 mm
From a London, UK, private collection.
The so-called 'Hittite hieroglyphs' encode texts in the Luwian language of Asia Minor. Hieroglyphic Luwian is a native script, also known as 'Anatolian hieroglyphs', which was used on official or royal seals and a few monumental inscriptions.
