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LOT 1280
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle with Blue Trail
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (27.2 grams, 93 mm).
Aqua glass with applied dark blue glass trail to foot and neck, everted rim.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1280
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle with Blue Trail
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Grey Stone Mortar
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Drum-shaped in profile with rounded rim. 493 grams, 11.1 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 15.61 grams, 35 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Seljuk Standing Stone Lion
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Modelled in the round, front and back paws formed as a one block, pierced lug to the back. 57.5 grams, 57 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
The lion was one of the most widely used symbols in Seljuk culture. They frequently used the word aslan, meaning lion, in the names of their Sultans and statesmen, such as Alparslan, "brave lion," Aslanshah, "lion king," and Aslandogmus, "lion born." Four of the Seljuk Sultans were named Kilicarslan, which combines the words for a sword and lion, and the interest in lions is clearly reflected in the art and architecture of the Seljuk period. Lion-head water spouts are to be found at a number of caravanserais, and lion statues guarded the portals to the city of Cardak Han in Anatolia, as well as carved onto the walls of the palace at Incir Han. The lion is also to be found on the coins of Sultan Giyaseddin II.
