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Wooden Egyptian Block with Hieroglyphs

Fragment of wood, painted over gesso in red and blue on a yellow ground, with some white on the reverse. The front has at the top a frieze of stylized uraei, alternating with Maat feathers: below, a metopal border, which also flanks the main scene. This shows two deities at an offering table on which are Nile vases: at each side djed pillars. The seated figure on the left has the head of a cobra surmounted by a feather, holds crook and flail and is probably a personification of Maat. Above are two columns of epithets, which read 'Great God[dess], Lady of Heaven'. On the right is a standing figure, headless apart from the Feather of Truth, representing one of the transformations of Re on his journey across the
sky. The two columns to the right can be read 'Revered before Osiris, foremost in the divine booth, the good god, lord of...' and 'They grant all good and pure offerings, and all good and sweet things...' The decoration on the reverse,
included three larger standing figures, but these are much damaged. 21st-22nd Dynasty (1085-730 BC). 8 5/8"x10 1/8" (219x257 mm). Little of the blue remains on the front, which also has minor surface damage consolidated and is stained as shown. Slot for a dowel in top right corner. On a mahogany plinth.

Cuneiform Tablet of Amar-Suen [King of Ur]

Clay tablet (43x51x15mm) with economic text and figures from the first year of the reign of King Amar-Suen. The impression on reverse with a pictorial cylinder seal depicting a seated figure is a rare, early example of pictorial printing.

Map of the World

1 leaf engraved, with original outline and wash colour double hemisphere map consisting of two circles joined at the sides, with two additional smaller circles at the top and bottom centre(between the two larger circles), containing the orbits of the planets -with a border of astrological signs. The remainder of the leaf is illustrated with allegorical scenes. The coastline of North America is not drawn above California, New Zealand coast is deficient, Australian coast is deficient and attached to New Guinea. Visscher/Stupendahl Rotterdam 1663, 1680 or later-corresponds to description of 1663 version in Shirley, 431. Removed from a
Dutch Bible. 12x17.5".

Edward IV Loses a Case

Edward IV (1442-1483). King of England. Royal Letters Patent in the name of Edward IV, the Inspeximus (confirmation) of a decision made by the Barons of the Exchequer concerning entitlement to a stall (selda) in the Parish of St. Mary le Bow in the City of London 1 pg. large oblong folio in Latin on vellum, ca. 18.5x37.5" in an excellent hand, signed at the end by the Chancery scribe Fforde. With a fine calligraphic initial letter E(of Edwardus), making imaginative use of decorative strapwork, and an elaborate and decorative first line with high flourished ascenders. A fragment of the Exchequer seal is attached by the original vellum tongue. Witnessed by the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Sir William Notyngham at Westminster, 24 April 22 Edward IV (1482) A piece of blank vellum which was at one stage removed from the bottom left of the document, with no loss of text, has been sympathetically replaced. [Maggs catalogue]

The Notorious Borgia Pope

Alexander VI, born Rodrigo Borgia (1431-1503) Pope 1492-1503; father of Cesare and Lucrezia Papal Bull In The Name Of Alexander VI, addressed to three clerics in Dalmatia; the Archbishop of Ragusa, the Bishop of Sigenik, and the Vicar of Veglia; concerning the acquisition of the revenues of the Church of St. Lorenz in Veglia by Zacharias de Garzoni, knight of the Order of St. John St. Peter's, Rome, 8 October 1494 1 page large oblong folio on vellum, ca. 380x635 mm 35 lines in Latin with large initial letter 'A' (of Alexander), calligraphic first line, and signatures of various officials at the foot. [Maggs catalogue]

MS Leaf on Vellum from a Qur'an, North Africa

Written In Dark Brown Kufic Script, Vowels In Red Dots. Text: Surah 54, vv. 17-32 [from Maggs Bros. export license] Mounted between two pieces of cardboard, using paper hinges. Clear plastic in cut-out of top piece of cardboard allows viewing. Leaf has several holes plus somewhat ragged edges; some text is affected ca. 22.5x16.5 cm

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