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LOT 1175

Personal Bronze Tag of Zahra Governor of Esphahan

14TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (10.6 grams, 51 mm).

A medieval period flat-section rectangular plaque pierced at the broad end with incised calligraphic legend: 'Zahra the splendid or the radiant governor of Esphahan ...', Zaraa or Zahra is a female name which also refers to boundless beauty (ذرع اصفهانی واسع الخلیفه با ما معمور).

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.

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LOT 1175

Personal Bronze Tag of Zahra Governor of Esphahan

Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)

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