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LOT 1075
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (7.31 grams total, 1-10 mm).
Including biconvex, annular, spherical and other types, some with granulation. [41]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
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Jade Plaque with Inscription
Probably Indian, 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Heart-shaped plaque with long drilled suspension bar above, obverse with nine lines of maghribi script. 41 grams, 73 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Rectangular vellum leaf with liquid gold text and ornament, rectangular grid with liquid gold, red and green ink border, gold text with red diacritics; recto with additional panel of text in liquid gold, yellow, red and blue. 7.4 grams, 25 x 17.5 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12280-220413. -
Parthian Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Comprising: sheet-gold drum-shaped and octagonal-section beads with spherical pendants, graduated interstitial spherical or oblate carnelian beads; restrung with modern clasp. 44 grams, 46.5 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
