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LOT 1114
Western Asiatic Lead Epigraphic Seal
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (11.6 grams, 23 mm).
Tabular with transverse piercing, three lines of Kufic text to obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Hardstone Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including fusiform, oblate, biconvex and other types in carnelian, agate and other materials. 269 grams total, 7-28 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Amlash Bird-Headed Clasp Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each a slightly domed ring with hooked bird-head and stud with square head. 23.4 grams total, 42-43 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as three nude male figures each with one hand to the mouth and the other covering the anus; with vertical bar handle and ring finial. 99 grams, 54 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
