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LOT 1336

Ottoman Epigraphic Artefact Group

15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 - 7/8 in. (10.1 grams total, 17-22 mm).

Comprising: finger ring with scaphoid bezel and reserved Nastaliq script legend; seal or cuff-link part with incised Nastaliq legend. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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 1336

Ottoman Epigraphic Artefact Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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