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LOT 1096
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4.24 grams, 25 mm).
Formed as a bounding dog with stylised detailing to both faces; pierced for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceGabby family collection since the late 1960s, thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Religious Manuscript Page Group
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Group of sixteen paper leaves from a religious treatise, each comprising a block of twenty lines of Naskh script in black in with red sub-headings and highlighting, many framed by a large amount of handwritten marginal notation on various alignments with insertion points and references; probably from North Africa. 89 grams, 22.5 x 14.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Faience and Carnelian Bead Designer Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung; composed of drum-shaped faience beads, Venetian decorated glass beads and polished carnelian beads of various types. 38 grams total, 88 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal for Ibni-Ea, son of Abi-tillati
Circa 1894-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With low-relief drilled standing figure and three columns of cuneiform text: Ibni-Ea, son of Abi-tillati, servant of (the god) Ea. 8.4 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.17. London collection, 2016.
