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TWO PERSIAN SEALS<br />
Qajar, circa 20th Century A.D.<br />
Including an oval carnelian example and a prismatic glass seal with<br />
three faces, both with inscriptions, 17mm-30mm long (2)<br />
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and<br />
thence by descent to the present owner.<br />
£300-£500<br />
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THREE PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTEFACTS<br />
Including two gold ornaments, possibly Tairona, Columbia, the two<br />
discs formed by a coiled thread, with added suspension hoops at the<br />
back, each 13mm diam; together with a green stone bird amulet,<br />
Mexico, 4cm high (2)<br />
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and<br />
thence by descent to the present owner.<br />
£200-£300<br />
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A VERACRUZ TERRACOTTA SMILING HEAD, MEXICO<br />
Circa 7th-8th Century A.D.<br />
Hollow-moulded, the broad face with typical smiling open mouth and<br />
almond-shaped eyes, wearing a flat head crest decorated with<br />
modelled geometric ornaments and a pair of round earrings, 15cm high<br />
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and<br />
thence by descent to the present owner.<br />
£300-£500<br />
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