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LOT 1351
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.27 grams, 16 mm).
An oval intaglio with a calligraphic inscription. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
Cf. British Museum & British Library, Lasting Impressions, Seals from the Islamic World, London, 2010, for similar intaglios.
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LOT 1351
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of irregular beads interspersed with small spherical glass beads; restrung. 18.7 grams, 40.5 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s. -
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Persian Iron Dragon-Shaped Flint Striker
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With a thick looped body and striking face to the outer edge; handle formed in openwork with stylised serpent-head, open mouth with recurved teeth, trident tail with similar pellet clusters; engraved and drilled detailing. 297 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired Christie's, The Longridge Collection, London, UK, 2010 (£1,276.00). Personal collection of a Suffolk lady, UK.
Among the objects reflecting the continuation of traditional figural compositions in Indo-Iranian art, there are zoomorphic flint strikers, decorated with serpents, ducks or geese and hawks attacking birds, indicating the persistence of imperial and solar symbols. -
Bactrian Banded Agate Talismanic Pendant
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Discoid pendant with slightly domed faces carved from banded agate, rectangular tab above and below, the upper one pierced for suspension. 7.95 grams, 30 mm
Ex French collection of Mr C, prior 2000. UK private collection, acquired from the above, 2000s.
