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LOT 1359
Western Asiatic Glass Sealing
10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (19 grams, 27 mm).
Drum-shaped with iridescent surface, reserved bull's head and segmented spiral motifs.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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LOT 1359
Western Asiatic Glass Sealing
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £425
Restrung group of oval and other agate beads with interstitial spherical gold beads with granule clusters. 96.6 grams, 52.5 cm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
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Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter
6th-7th century ADSold for (Inc. bp): £468
A near-complete fragment of a letter in Avestan on leather, recto bearing eight lines of cursive script, faded but largely undamaged; verso bearing traces of at least two lines of text; irregular in shape. 5.57 grams, 15.5 cm
Fair condition.
Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery, acquired c.1994. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only, this item is not exportable from the UK. -
Large Amlash Terracotta Vessel
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £864
Of zoomorphic form, with a globular body, u-section spout and loop handle to the rear. 846 grams, 30 cm wide
Acquired before 1978. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125e39 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12703-235149.
