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LOT 1057
Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
23 1/4 in. (4.4 kg, 59 cm high).
Hollow-formed with openwork bulbs and interstitial flanges to the shaft; broad discoid platter with raised rim and pierced lobes; tripod base with openwork dome and low-relief scrollwork.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Fehérvári, G., Islamic Metalwork of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century in the Keir Collection, London, 1976, item 97, for type.
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LOT 1057
Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid with Animal and Aramaic Inscription
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With plain domed upper face, incuse design to the underside of a horse's head and four Aramaic characters. 1.59 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal for Ibni-Ea, son of Abi-tillati
Circa 1894-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With low-relief drilled standing figure and three columns of cuneiform text: Ibni-Ea, son of Abi-tillati, servant of (the god) Ea. 8.4 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.17. London collection, 2016. -
Amlash Bronze Ring Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Mainly with ribbed hoop, disc bezel and radiating spokes with pellets. 355 grams total, 23-28 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London.
