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LOT 1181
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.
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