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LOT 1944
Indo-Persian Decorated Iron Shield Boss
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (95 grams, 16.5 cm wide).
Slightly domed disc with attachment holes at the rim; incised border of reserved scrolled tendrils on a pounced field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From a gentleman's collection from East Sussex, UK.
Cf. similar umbo in Bashir, M., The Arts of the Muslim Knight, The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, Milano, 2008, p.361.
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LOT 1944
Indo-Persian Decorated Iron Shield Boss
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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