Details
LOT 4176
Islamic Square Bronze Weight of 8 Dirham. Circa 8th-13th century AD.
Legend in Kufic in three lines / Blank. CPAI -; Pondera Online -. Condition as seen.(21.94gr, 28mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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