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LOT 0916
Western Asiatic Gemstone with Kufic Inscription
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.29 grams, 25 mm).
Octagonal form bearing Kufic script over three lines to one face; possibly red jade or jasper.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0916
Western Asiatic Gemstone with Kufic Inscription
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of mixed stone and shell beads of mainly disc-type, restrung. 10 grams, 28 cm long
Fine condition.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. -
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Mesopotamian Pictographic Clay Tablet
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
Inscribed on one face with a seven-panelled pictographic grid, with a branch above; the reverse inscribed with a branch and a motif containing two drilled circles. 42 grams, 69 mm
Very fine condition, chipped.
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11335-190939. -
Western Asiatic Decorative Bronze Furniture Fitting
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Composed of a ribbed body, flared neck with octagonal collar, decorated with incised geometric detailing; void to base. 842 grams, 15.7 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
