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LOT 0915
Western Asiatic Pocket Qur'an Manuscript Page Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (55 grams, 86 x 86 mm).
Miniature paper Qur'an, each page with dense Nasta'liq text in black ink with a red double-border and green outer border; decorative title page with floral ornament and liquid gold; several pages of handwritten notes at the end; probably from North Africa. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Western Asiatic Astronomical Manuscript Page Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Group of sixteen leaves from a manuscript dealing with astronomical lore, written in dense blocks of thirty four lines of neat Naskh black ink script with red headings and highlighting; tabulation grids and marginal topic headers; front page with French title 'Ouvrage d'Astronomie de Sahnoun' (A work on Astronomy by Sahnoun); probably from North Africa. 106 grams, 25 x 18 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. 17 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.04. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Each displaying a frieze of engraved motifs or figures and drilled vertically for suspension. 21.4 grams total, 17-28 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
