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LOT 1561
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Green Jasper Gemstone in Silver Setting
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.21 grams, 22.07 mm).
An oval gem engraved with two lines of calligraphic text, set in a silver mount with a post. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1561
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Green Jasper Gemstone in Silver Setting
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including barbed, barbed-and-tanged leaf-shaped and other types. 125 grams total, 40-75 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Achaemenid Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed mainly of oblate beads with larger beads forming the central feature, restrung. 7.9 grams, 38.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bokhara Gilt Manuscript Page
Circa 1820 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
In a gilt wooden glazed frame with card reveal to both pages; collector's label to reverse with details: 'Dala'il al Khairat Bokhara C.1820. This superb illuminated manuscript is of the popular prayer book, the Dala'il Al Khairat and is thought to have been scribed in Bokhara, some 150 miles from Samarkand. For centuries Bokhara was a centre of Islamic scholarship in Asia. The city had some 360 mosques and nearly 10,000 pupils received their education in 140 madrasas or theological colleges. Many fine manuscripts were scribed there, principally to serve the vibrant Muslim culture. This item is a wonderful example. The script is naskh enclosed in gold clouds, an Indian influence. The central panels are bordered with a meandering vine border of the highest quality. It is sad that about a third of the book was damaged beyond repair. An essential item for collectors, a pearl almost beyond price.' 516 grams, 28.7 x 23.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market.
