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LOT 1362
Qajar Gemstone with Kufic Inscription
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.3 grams, 25 mm).
D-shaped in plan with scooped upper edge, incised Kufic inscription. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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