Ancient Art and Antiquities Catalogue


Object Type: Inscriptions & Writing Related (51 Items)

Khorassan bronze door boss with engraved Kufic inscription/writing. Early Islamic
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Title: Khorassan bronze door boss with engraved Kufic inscription/writing. Early Islamic
Item Code: 03732
Description: Khorassan bronze door boss with engraved Kufic inscription.
Origin: Circa 12th century A.D. Northeast Persia
Dimensions: Diameter: 22.0 cm
Condition: Patination consistent with age.
Price: AUD $990.00 USD $693.00 EUR €524.70
References: Christie's London Islamic Art April 1998, n271
Status: Available
Chinese Buddhist stone prayer tablet, Sanskrit and zodiac
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Title: Chinese Buddhist stone prayer tablet, Sanskrit and zodiac
Item Code: x2556
Description: Chinese Buddhist stone prayer tablet; upper register features three images; lower register with carved zodiac figures; both registers separated by Sanskrit text, the Buddhist script of the time.
Origin: Sung to Yuan period, circa 960-1368 A.D. China
Dimensions: Height: 54.0 cm / width: 46.0 cm
Condition: Section rejoined.
Price: AUD $1,250.00 USD $875.00 EUR €662.50
Status: Available
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Item Code: a7237
Description: Early Islamic antelope hide sash with Arabic text in ink.
Origin: Circa 13th to 14th century A.D. Egypt
Dimensions: 60.0 cm x 9.0 cm
Price: AUD $4,500.00 USD $3,150.00 EUR €2,385.00
Status: Available
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Item Code: a7236
Description: Early Islamic antelope hide sash with Arabic text in ink.
Origin: Circa 13th to 14th century A.D. Egypt
Dimensions: 61.5 cm x 9.5 cm
Price: AUD $4,500.00 USD $3,150.00 EUR €2,385.00
Status: Available
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Item Code: e2736
Description: Islamic silver seal pendant; three sided seal with calligraphy.
Rivet and loop missing.
Origin: Circa 16th to 17th century A.D. Egypt
Dimensions: Height: 42 mm
Price: AUD $150.00 USD $105.00 EUR €79.50
Status: Available
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Item Code: 08401
Description: An amulet cast from a base metal, engraved with eight lines of alphabetic script, probably in a northwest Semitic language.
Very worn; otherwise intact.
Origin: Circa 1st millennium A.D. Holy Land
Dimensions: 51 x 34 mm
Price: AUD $400.00 USD $280.00 EUR €212.00
Status: Available
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Item Code: x1862
Description: A very rare Shang dynasty inscription on fossilized ivory.
Superb patina.
Ex private collection, Hong Kong.
Origin: Shang period, second half of 2nd millennium B.C. China
Dimensions: 15.0 x 7.0 cm
Price: AUD $1,850.00 USD $1,295.00 EUR €980.50
Status: Available
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Item Code: x1861
Description: A very rare Shang dynasty inscription on fossilized ivory.
Superb patina.
Ex private collection, Hong Kong.
Origin: Shang period, second half of 2nd millennium B.C. China
Dimensions: 13.0 x 6.5 cm
Price: AUD $1,850.00 USD $1,295.00 EUR €980.50
Status: Available
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Item Code: a7032
Description: Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
The pieces are interlocking and clearly belong to the same original inscription.
Origin: Circa 1st to 4th century A.D. Egypt
Dimensions: Diameters: 45 mm to 62 mm
Price: AUD $1,450.00 USD $1,015.00 EUR €768.50
Status: Available
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Item Code: a7033
Description: A Romano-Egyptian leather fragment with Demotic inscription in ink.
Origin: Circa 1st to 4th century A.D. Egypt
Dimensions: 60 x 70 mm
Price: AUD $850.00 USD $595.00 EUR €450.50
Status: Available

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