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LOT 1824
Western Asiatic Stone Calligraphic Bead
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.05 grams, 13 mm).
Domed in profile with stepped detailing, Kufic script legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1824
Western Asiatic Stone Calligraphic Bead
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Khorasan Bronze Stand with Ibex
Circa 11th-12th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising a domed base with everted rim and incised circumferential bands with roundels; apex with later standing ibex figure, eye-sockets filled with white mineral. 480 grams, 14 cm high
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Amlash Terracotta Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Piriform in profile with broad base, rounded rim to the mouth, strap handle with applied pellet thumb-pad. 780 grams, 18.2 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel Collection
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: shallow dish with knop handle to the centre; spouted jar with loop handle; squat jar with trumpet-shaped mouth and rounded underside. 698 grams total, 12.4-14.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
