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LOT 0891
Western Asiatic Glazed Ceramic Floor Tile Group with Stars
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/8 in. (1.2 kg total, 36 cm wide including stand).
Comprising: four small star-shaped examples with blue glaze finish; four square ones with a step to each corner, white glaze finish with design of turquoise roundels and dark blue stars; two similar half-tiles; mounted on a custom-made display stand, one repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 0891
Western Asiatic Glazed Ceramic Floor Tile Group with Stars
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Old Babylonian Micro Cuneiform Clay Tablet
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1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With openwork domed filigree cell set with a capsule-shaped banded carnelian stone bead, ribbed collar and openwork bulb above for suspension. 1.42 grams, 23 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Featuring a carinated profile and flange rim. 269 grams, 12 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a Suffolk collector.