A KUFIC QUR'AN BIFOLIUM Near East or North Africa, 9th

Arabic manuscript on paper consisting of 248 papers, complete.Leaf dimensions 204 x 160 mm, writing box 180 x 110 mm. Text in black and red ink, Naskh script on single column of 15 lines to the page.O

QUR'AN MANUSCRIPT LEAFNorth Africa or Near East Arabic manuscript written in Kufic script, 13th century or later, staining, framed. Leaf: 4" width, 5.75" height; frame: 14" height, 9.5" width

The leaf-shaped blade tapering to a sharp tip, engraved with a central panel enclosing Kalimat al-Tawhid in Kufic script surrounded by Quran verses in maghribi script, with a wooden shaft, inserted in

The first manuscript folio written in Kufic script, in black ink on paper, with red ink beginning of surah. Two surahs, surah Ghafir (The forgiver), verses 76-85, and surah Fussilat (explained in deta

Egypt, Near East, Ca. 9th-10th century AD A beautiful marvered glass sprinkler flask on a flaring foot, with a globular body and long tubular neck with a folded rim. The vessel features a combed herri

A Mamluk Quran section, Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ff. with 2 , each folio with 13ll.,written in elegant gold Muhaqqaq script outlined in black ink. The first, 5th and last line in very strong blue

Ancient Near East, Islamic, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A sizeable, hand-blown glass pitcher of striking deep cobalt blue hues, its form presenting an ample piriform body sitting upon a flared foot th

A shawl from the Taroudant area, near Agadir, Morocco, North Africa. Dimensions (approx.): 62" x 36" PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Ancient Near East, Persia (Iran), ca. 9th to 8th century BCE. A near miniature bronze horse and rider, finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The horse presents with an elongated stylized

Ancient Near East, Urartian culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A rare example of a cast-bronze dagger with a tall, slender handle bearing columns of dense openwork motifs. The rhombus-shaped guard f

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Islamic Period, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. A necklace of wearable form constructed with dozens of petite, polished sapphire beads along 2 strands. The

Near East, Western Iran, Luristan, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A skillfully cast bronze bell of an intricate design with a spherical openwork cage presenting repeating "S" shaped bars, each side cente

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A tall, handsome mosaic depicting a young man holding an armful of food - possibly cuts of meat, possibly large fruit - in a white

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A slender cast-bronze beaker with a mammiform base, smooth walls which taper slightly, a deep interior cavity, and a

A LARGE NISHAPUR "HAWK" KUFIC INSCRIBED POTTERY DISH NORTH-EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY Diameter:35cm Property of a Canadian Private Collection

**Originally Listed At $6000** Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A pair of bronze repousse panels from the upper and lower arms of a large processional cross. These

Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine empire, ca. 9th to 12th century CE. A fine leaded brass finial in the form of a Latin cross with flared arms, each boasting a decorative knob at each corner, while a ta

Near East, Islamic culture, ca. 8th to 9th century CE. A marvelous glass vessel boasting a mesmerizing relief decoration adorned with a lustrous gilding comprised of 44% gold. The gorgeous jar present

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to early 13th century CE. An elegant 18K gold ring of simple form, with a wide band that broadens at the shoulder into a broad, oval setting for a dark

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. A brass reliquary cross comprised of two crosses held together by hinges at top and bottom, intended to hold a relic. Each side is in

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to early 13th century CE. A pair of ornate, heavy, 22K gold earrings, teardrop-shaped, with each depicting a sun-like anthropomorphic face as its centr

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to early 13th century CE. A pair of beautiful dangling, conical shaped gilded copper earrings with elaborate surfaces studded with granulations and four

Orient Extreme, North Africa (2) and Far East, size of the large examples 23x38". Poster board construction. Circa 1950-60's

Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to early 13th century CE. An interesting 22K gold ring, composed of a heavy round band with a projection that calls to mind a tower or other architectu