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LOT 1200
Western Asiatic Bronze Pendant with Four-Line Inscription
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.67 grams, 24 mm).
Rectangular pendant with integral suspension loop, the obverse with a four line inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1200
Western Asiatic Bronze Pendant with Four-Line Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Large female head with angular nose with straight ridge, rounded cheeks and chin, large sockets for inlaid eyes with rounded depressions in the centre of the eyes, grooved eyebrows and outlines of the eyes, the tapering neck long and cylindrical, the back left roughly tooled; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.66 kg total, 31.4 cm including stand
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a deep hemispherical bowl and three stub feet, two lateral trapezoidal flanges to the rim, each with an arched handle; similar flange to forward edge with reserved panel of scrolled foliage; to the rear, flange with shallow median socket decorated with scrolled tendrils, two lateral discs each with a star of intersecting triangles; signed by Muhammad Bin Husayn. 5.75 kg, 43.5 cm
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.150. Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad and squat with tapering sidewall. 333 grams, 20.5 cm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
