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LOT 1383
Western Asiatic Glass Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.62 grams, 14 mm).
Domed bead with longitudinal piercing and an inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1383
Western Asiatic Glass Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Neo-Babylonian Bronze Duck Weight of 1 Shekel
Circa 800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
In the shape of a sleeping duck, with its head turned towards its tail and with a flat striated base. 7.75 grams, 18 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970 onwards. -
Sumerian Limestone Plaque with Lion
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Fragment from a plaque or large bowl with high-relief head and foreparts of a lion with broad piriform face and sunken eyes; rounded rim above. 246 grams, 96 mm
Ex Mr J.K. Maryland, USA. Private collection. Acquired in 1999.
From a technical point of view, the sculpture, in low relief, belonged to a ritual element with profile figures highlighted by an extremely delicate internal modelling, with space between the various decorative bands that admirably preserves the figure of the lion, giving it full value, according to an artistic principle also found in the seals of the Jemdet Nasr period (2800-2600 BC). -
Islamic Glass Calligraphic Vessel with Inscriptions
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £1,000
Conical in profile with carinated collar above the waisted foot; iridescent surface; applied band of calligraphic Kufic text within borders; single applied narrow loop handle. 92.3 grams, 93 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13375-255455.
Often, the inscriptions on the glass Islamic artworks are in pseudo-Kufic letters, mostly with elements notched or hatched with shallow cuts. Some letters have foliate terminations.
