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LOT 1167
Western Asiatic Veined Stone Macehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (328 grams, 69 mm).
Donut-shaped and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1990s.
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Islamic Leather Bound Complete Qur'an by Mirza Hassan
1226 A.H. (1811 A.D.)Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Hardback with full leather binding, block borders to covers and central arabesque foliage panel; inner covers with floral motifs and foliage on a gold field; title pages with rectangular panels outlined in red, red and black calligraphic text on a liquid gold field with red and blue detailing; text pages with liquid gold frame and fronds in the field, black text with floral motifs and extensive marginal notes; end pages with gold transverse bars with red and blue geometric and floral motifs, red marginal notes; some conservation and repair. 145 grams, 6.7 x 10.4 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12277-220402. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: idol with applied broad textured collar and hair; idol with exaggerated applied eyes, collar and arm; small idol with phallic detailing; some repairs and restorations. 271 grams total, 8.2-16.5 cm
Ex James Chesterman collection, Cambridge, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including biconvex, annular, spherical and other types, some with granulation. 7.31 grams total, 1-10 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
