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LOT 1262
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Geometric Circles
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (5.59 grams, 22.79 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With a ribbed hoop, the bezel formed of seven circlets with central pellets, arranged as a six-petalled flower. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Neo Assyrian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Sphinx
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Tabular in form with transverse piercing, underside with intaglio winged sphinx beneath a crescent; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.5 grams, 21 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue slip. -
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Sassanian Stone Stamp Seal with Ram
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The polished plano-convex body drilled for suspension, the ram depicted couchant facing left to base. 3.19 grams, 17 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Islamic Manuscript, The Secret of Al-Azhar and the Red Sulfur by the al-Hakim Al-Khemai Dhul-Nun Uthman bin Suwavd Al-Akhmaimi
933 A.H.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Rebound as a hardback with leather binding to spine and fore-edge envelope flap, marbled boards, title page with triangular block of text in red and black, notes in a different hand below; text pages typically 11 lines of wide-spaced naskh script in black ink with red title and diacritics, six-pointed stars, marginal notation, red-framed numerical and other tables; damaged pages repaired and restored; dense blocks of script to both end pages. 553 grams, 15 x 20.3 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12272-220411.
The text is 'The Secret of Al Azhar and the Red Sulphur' (known as 'The Light of Lights and the Secret of Secrets') by al-Hakim Al-Khemai Dhul-Nun Uthman bin Suwavd Al-Akhmaimi, written out by Yususf bin Yagoub Al Ashiuli in 933 A.H. (1526 A.D.).
