Antiquities

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TWO SOUTH ARABIAN CALCITE
FRAGMENTS
Circa 3rd Century B.C. - 2nd Century
A.D.
Including the base for a small stele
inscribed in Qatabanian for the
deceased, 15.5cm long; and the feet
and integral plinth from the statuette
of a dedicant, 9cm long (2)
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Provenance: English private
collection, Mr C. Wightman, received
as a gift from an RAF colleague
before he retired in 1980. Both were
posted in South Arabia, Aden and the
Middle East in the 1960s.
£200-£300
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THREE PARTHIAN GREEN GLAZED
POTTERY VESSELS
Iran, circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
Including a large pilgrim’s flask with
lentoid body and pointed handles,
another pilgrim’s flask with round flat
body and ear handles, and a small
flask with spherical body slightly
pointed at the base, 25cm-10cm high
(3)
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Provenance: UK private collection,
formed in the 1960s.
£300-£400
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A FATIMID WOVEN SILK AND LINEN
FRAGMENT (TIRAZ)
Egypt, 11th/12th Century A.D.
Of rectangular form, in mustard
yellow, red and blue with a central
band of roundels containing animals
flanked by bands of pseudo Kufic
and lozenge motifs, 70cm x 17cm
Provenance: Hayford Peirce (1885-
1946) Collection, Paris and Bangor,
Maine, formed in the 1910s-1930s,
thence by descent.
£1,000-£1,500
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