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LOT 1203
Western Asiatic Lead Epigraphic Seal
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.2 grams, 18 mm).
Tabular in profile with reserved Kufic text to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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with Gwain McKinley, London, 1980s. Acquired from the above, 1993. Private European collection, thence by family descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12125-218132. -
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Western Asiatic Carnelian, Agate and Silver Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Composed of oval beads interspersed with shorter oval beads, two pairs of silver oval beads to the centre with a conical feature bead; restrung. 45 grams, 50 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
