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LOT 2286
Qajar Rock Crystal Seal with Lion and Sun Motif and Almosassa Calligraphic Inscription
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (32.15 grams, 31 mm).
Domed body carved from transparent quartz, underside engraved with a standing lion holding a curved sword in its raised paw with a rising sun behind and an inscription below. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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LOT 2286
Qajar Rock Crystal Seal with Lion and Sun Motif and Almosassa Calligraphic Inscription
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$130 - 190 (for guidance only)
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