A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

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

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

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

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

Ancient Near East, Luristan or other part of northern Iran, ca. 10th to 9th century BCE. A magnificent, enormous bronze sword of the "double ear" pommel style, made using the lost wax casting techniqu

18th / 19th Century Ottoman Quran. Gilt embellished red leather binding with closure flap. Richly illuminated Ottoman manuscript on vellum paper. Kufic script with vowels highlighted in red. 12 lines

Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A superb nearly 24 karat - 97.6% - gold pendant featuring a cloisonne medallion depicting Christ Pantocrator blessing with his right hand and

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, Iran, Amlash culture, ca. 13th to 10th century BCE (bronze sword) and Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 550 to 330 BCE (silver spear head). A pair of ceremonial weapons from ancient Ir

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

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular knobs engraved with roundel

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 14th century CE. A large, beautiful iron processional cross of the pommee style, with flaring arms that terminate in small balls made of 95% silver.

1400s BEAUTIFUL Medieval Manuscript Handwritten Vellum Leaves Latin Liturgy Color A beautiful gathering of five 15th-century handwritten manuscript leaves. Each leaf is written in double-column format

An illuminated Qur'an, Persia or North India, 18th century Arabic manuscript on paper, the text panel with gold sprinkle, 15 lines to the page written in neat black naskh, ruled in gold and black, ver

18th Century, Constantinople, Black Naskh Script, Illuminated Ottoman Manuscript, Quran the central religious text of Islam with Vellum Paper/Pages, Full Morocco Leather, 301 Pages. 4" W x 6.3" H Writ

Middle East, likely Iran, ca. 17th century CE. A beautiful leather-bound Qur'an (Koran) with handwritten pages. The text is written in a calligraphic style in black ink upon thin paper and contained w

A late 13th century Medieval Period Illuminated Manuscript folio leaf on vellum from a French Bible. Hand-written Latin text in two columns with Red and Blue illuminations and Gilded detail at recto a

A gold Viking pendant embellished with filigree, 9th - 10th centuryThe circular pendant with a loop at the top. The setting held together by two rows of twisted wire around the edge. Five filigree pel

Central India, circa 9th - 10th century A.D. A large and beautifully carved fragment depicting a seated Brahma an attendant to his right and Apsaras above. Custom base. Dimensions: height including ba

9th-10th century AD. A micro-mosaic of the bearded face of Christ Pantocrator with tesserae in a palette of browns, yellows and reds, embedded in a matrix and modern frame. 2 kg, 42cm including frame

Viking Silver Bracelet with Dragons Heads, c. 9th-10th Century A.D.Formed of twisted solid silver wires with two very finely carved dragon heads at the terminals. Exquisite.Size:6.2 cm inside D - 2 7/

Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A stunning 95.8% gold (equivalent to 23K) bracteate pendant with amazing filigree and granulation. The medallion verso is flat, an