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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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