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LOT 1110
Ilkhanid Decorated Leather Quiver
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/8 in. (498 grams total, 39.5 cm high).
Rectangular hide case with saddle-stitched edge, knotted attachment thong to reverse; obverse with panels of low-relief moulded tendril and geometric ornament with decorative stitching; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Yacob's Gallery, London W1, 2000.
From a private UK collection.
Ex central London gallery.
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