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LOT 1302
Western Asiatic Lead Sealings
CIRCA 2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.5 grams total, 12 mm each).
Comprising one discoid with inscription, the other rectangular with 'VH' (or HΛ) to one side and the other with 'ΦΦ'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Achaemenid Bronze Lotus Phiale Mesomphalos
Circa 5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £131
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé lotus-leaf panels, central domed roundel. 230 grams, 15 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Dish with Animal Feet
12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With low sidewall and flat everted rim, three radiating feet to the underside, each a quadruped with lowered head; sidewall with band of low-relief roundels each containing a perching bird in profile; rim with knotwork and guilloche panels interrupted by roundels; inner face of the bowl with low-relief band of roundels containing profile birds, hounds and other animals, surrounding a scene depicting a huntsman on horseback with billowing cape, a hound running beside the horse's legs and a bird perching above the horse's head, second hound crouching above the horse's rump. 1.15 kg, 18 cm diameter
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman. -
Qajar Tiles Decorated with Persian Battle Scene
19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A panel of twelve glazed pictorial tiles in vibrant colours depicting a battle scene from the epic poem 'Shahnameh', written during the reign of Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi (979-1030 A.D). and presented to him by the poet Ferdowsi, with two warriors on horseback fighting with swords, four trumpeters above and wounded figures and discarded arms below; with three small cartouches of nastaʿlīq script inscription at top; the tiles set with ornamental studs at intersections; all mounted within a substantial part-gilt wooden frame for hanging or display. 24.5 kg, 87 x 68.5 cm
Ex Habib Anavian Galleries Ltd, New York, USA. with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK. Accompanied by the original 1979 catalogue where this piece is published. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12129-217321.
