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LOT 1285
Western Asiatic Qu'ran Painted Miniature Leaf
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/8 in. (7 grams, 28.9 cm).
Mulberry paper leaf with ragged edges, rows of large cursive text to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Western Asiatic Silver Polyhedral Amulet
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A cornerless cube decorated to diamond-shaped faces with punched dots to the edge; triangular faces with star motif; usage wear. 46.5 grams, 24 mm
Acquired on the German art market, before 1980. Private collection, England. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With an ovate blade, central rib and curved shoulders, the lozenge-section long shaft tapering towards the end, a rectangular tang with a bent tip. 830 grams, 40 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spearhead represents a slender variant of type 1 of the Khorasani classification. The type 1 was characterised by a bent tang. It was the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with a straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. -
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Including cat's head, crouching lion, dog and other designs. 160 grams total, 24-46 mm
Private collection, UK.
