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LOT 1236
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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Sasanian Bronze Bowl
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Western Asiatic Green Glazed Pottery Jug
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Rock Crystal
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Ellipsoid in plan and biconvex in section with spiral band of dense Nastaliq text surrounding a central calligraphic panel. 104 grams, 56 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
