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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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LOT 1285
Western Asiatic Qu'ran Painted Miniature Leaf
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Carved in the round with deep-set eyes and broad aquiline nose; hair and short beard modelled with stippled surface; slender neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.17 kg total, 18 cm high including stand
Formerly private European collection. with Christie's, New York, 7 December 1995, no.116. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12262-222127. -
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Western Asiatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal upper face, incuse bull and cow motif. 7.54 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in 2001. Private collection, Europe. -
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Hittite Haematite Stamp Seal with Animals
17th–16th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Finely carved with a tubular loop, discoid plaque to the underside with an incuse image of horned animals hunted by lions. 22 grams, 24 mm
From a pre-1992 collection, Geneva and London.
