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LOT 0935
Western Asiatic Epigraphic Animal Plaque
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (22.8 grams, 94 mm).
Lentoid in plan and curved with two attachment loops to the reverse; low-relief image of a lion with tail arched over the back; solar masl to each and another above the lion's back; the whole surface with dense hatching and grids with text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection, before 1980.
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Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending both arms to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, crescent and three asterisks to the rear. 2.91 grams, 17 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Ghurid Silver Pectoral with Animals
Central Asia, 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Featuring curved sides and bottom, scalloped upper edge; median figure in textured hat flanked by two resting camels on a pounced field; applied loop to each upper corner; some old repairs. 90 grams, 17 cm
London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. with Bonhams, London, Islamic & India Art sale, circa 2015, p.45, lot 55. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202353.
Ghurid Dynasty metalwork is poorly represented when compared to the architecture of the period, and the majority of surviving pieces are items of jewellery mostly in Russian museum collections. The sculptural nature of the decoration of this repoussé sheet sets it apart from the more usual output of Iran at this time, recalling the fine silversmithing of the Sasanian period. -
Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Zoomorphic Ewer
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Formed as a stylised animal with stocky waisted body formed from conjoined bulbs, long tail, flared neck developing to a spout with lugs, loop handle to the middle back and filler-hole to the rump; painted with bands of running scroll designs and bands. 537 grams, 15 cm wide
From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
