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LOT 1237

Jade Plaque with Inscription

PROBABLY INDIAN, 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

2 7/8 in. (41 grams, 73 mm).

Heart-shaped plaque with long drilled suspension bar above, obverse with nine lines of maghribi script.

Provenance

with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1237

Jade Plaque with Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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