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LOT 1190
Western Asiatic Bronze Magical Charm Amulet with Throne Verse
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (31.9 grams, 56 mm).
Bifacial plaque with suspension hole; obverse with central bilinear circle enclosing a grid with numbers, text surrounding; reverse with ten lines of dense text.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1190
Western Asiatic Bronze Magical Charm Amulet with Throne Verse
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Amlash Type Bronze Spearhead
12th-11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With a long ovate blade and curved shoulders, broad midrib and a rectangular sectioned tang, a reinforced shaft opening to reveal the tang and rounded shoulders. 313 grams, 38 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly originating from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C. -
Western Asiatic Spouted Bronze Pot
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cylindrical with three stub legs, rolled rim, flange handle, angled spout. 107 grams, 63 mm
From an important London, UK, collection formed since 1965. Ex property of a Mayfair lady. -
Eastern Levant AE 4 Shekels Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
In the form of a cube engraved on one side in Aramaic: ŠLŠRKR. 31.2 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
