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LOT 1651
Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.44 grams, 9.9 mm).
Plano-convex in section with incuse median line of Kufic text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1651
Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neo-Assyrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal
9th–8th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With frieze depicting a standing man facing two bulls, sun and crescent moon at the top; pierced longitudinally; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.72 grams, 24 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with incuse median line of Kufic text. 0.44 grams, 9.9 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Ottoman Silver Calligraphic Seal Matrix
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal body and square-section shank, applied brass trefoil; underside with hatched design and calligraphic text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.3 grams, 19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
