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LOT 1555
Western Asiatic Glazed Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
CIRCA 11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
5 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (556 grams total, 14 - 7 cm wide).
Including folded-bowl, slipper and open-nozzle types. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 1555
Western Asiatic Glazed Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Amlash Terracotta Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Piriform in profile with broad base, rounded rim to the mouth, strap handle with applied pellet thumb-pad. 780 grams, 18.2 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Calligraphic Gemstone
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with single incuse line of Kufic text across the apex; supplied with an impression. 1.95 grams, 11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter
Late 6th-early 7th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A fragment of a leather document, likely a letter, written in Avestan cursive script; folded. 1.72 grams, 11 cm
Fair condition.
Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery, acquired c.1994. Property of a UK collector. (Not for export, UK buyers only)
The text is written up to the edges of the sheet, around the damage to the centre, and the vellum is then folded over and sealed. The letter comprised nine lines of text, of which significant proportions of the upper and lower three remain, while the middle three are less well preserved.
