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LOT 2030

Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone Collection

CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 - 5/8 in. (7.58 grams total, 13-17 mm).

Comprising: one square in plan with nasta'liq text; two octagonal with text and tendrils; one ellipsoid with nasta'liq script and tendril ornament; one discoid with text in three lines. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

CONDITION
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LOT 2030

Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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