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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Gold Disc Ornament Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (3.21 grams total, 2-11 mm).
Mixed group of domed appliqués in a display frame. [19]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Gold Disc Ornament Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Carved in the half-round, the eyes with drilled pupils to accept inserts; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.49 kg total, 22.5 cm high including stand
From the collection of Dr Mohammed Saïd Farsi (1936-2019), acquired between 1960-1990 at Christie's, Sotheby's and Mayfair galleries.
The eyes of these beautiful statues were inlaid with blue glass or lapis lazuli. These portraits could have been inserted in a funerary stele, but most probably this portrait comes from a statue similar to the 'Myriam of Tamna', as can be understood from the flat back, to which braided hair in plaster was probably attached. -
Luristan Bronze Double Peacock Pendant
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in the round with hollow to the underside, two heads on long necks with collars, loop to the rear. 58 grams, 71 mm
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection. Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector. -
Islamic Manuscript, Al Jameh til Tebb for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli
877 A.H. (1472 A.D.)Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Rebound as a hardback with leather spine, fore-edge flap with envelope flap, marbled boards; title page with red-ink naskh script text in a triangular block and numerous annotations and two (accession) stamps; text pages typically 21 lines of cramped black-ink naskh script with red titles and underscores; marginal notes in a variety of hands; some water damage to lower edge; last page unbound, with extensive notation in a looser, more expansive hand; title page repaired. 272 grams, 14.7 x 19.7 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.12270-220408.
The text is 'Al Jameh til Tebb' composed for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli.
