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LOT 1398
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Head of a Bull
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8, 3 1/2 in. (170 grams total, bull: 34 mm, 89 mm high including stand).
Carved in the round with indented nostrils and mouth, domed eyes, horns spread above the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired on the American (?) art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Western Asiatic Hardstone Scaraboid Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Domed body with incised circumferential band above the rim, underside with a stylised quadruped and star-like motifs. 5.17 grams, 20 mm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Neo-Assyrian Brown Steatite Cylinder Seal with a Dog
Circa 900-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The lower half of a cylinder seal showing the bottom part of two Syrian dresses and a sitting dog, a tree and two stars; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.38 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.78. -
Persian Painted Gilt Shahnameh Miniature Leaf
20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Paper leaf from a manuscript mounted in a rectangular veneer reveal; Side A: gilt-bordered painted miniature with in two bands of calligraphic text divided into four blocks; nobleman in floor-length robe wearing a crown and turban sitting on a gilt throne with floral decoration, stroking his beard; two courtiers to his rear and a third to one side; standing military figure in helmet and mailcoat, with a scabbarded shamshir at his side, greaves and poleyns on his legs; all set in a garden with fountain and verdure; Side B: four columns of calligraphic text in 29 lines; signature to the bottom left. 90 grams, 40.2 x 28 cm
Private collection, UK.
