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LOT 1164
Western Asiatic Glazed Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (191 grams, 10 cm).
Squat in profile with bulbous body and flared base, stepped shoulder and tapering neck with pinched rim; turquoise-coloured dip-glaze.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Coral and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung group of tubular beads with irregular dangle centrepiece. 11.2 grams, 43 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Quran Manuscript Two-Page Spread
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Loose paper pages with handwritten text in Naskh script, thirteen lines of text to each side, red and blue inked rings as punctuation, decorative side-panel with perpendicular text; torn at the central fold, edges chipped. 11 grams, 34.5 x 43 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. -
Neo Assyrian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Sphinx
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Tabular in form with transverse piercing, underside with intaglio winged sphinx beneath a crescent; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.5 grams, 21 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
