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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Rock Crystal
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (104 grams, 56 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan and biconvex in section with spiral band of dense Nastaliq text surrounding a central calligraphic panel.
ProvenanceAcquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Vase
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising a polished tapering body, carinated shoulder, low neck and everted rim. 700 grams, 14 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Amlash Bronze Spearhead
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a midrib and a long tapering socket. 128 grams, 31 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spear, belonging to type 3 of the Khorasani classification, was used by chariot fighters to strike each other or the enemy infantry from above. Similar specimens with longer sockets were excavated by Negahban in the Amlash area. According to Moorey, sockets as long, if not longer than the blade, are a characteristic of Iranian spearheads in the late 2nd and early 1st millennium B.C. A similar spearhead from the Tappeh Sialk has been dated to the 9th-7th century B.C. -
Western Asiatic Pale Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of beads restrung to a Y-shape. 13.13 grams, 31.5 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
