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LOT 0252
Seljuk Gold Pendant with Two Birds
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.18 grams, 41 mm).
D-shaped in plan hollow-formed sheet gold pendant with lateral attachment loops; repoussé design to each broad face of two opposed birds within a circle formed by the branches of a tree, band of calligraphic text to the border; lid with rolled tubular panel, repoussé quatrefoil design, rim with running vinescroll; repaired.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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LOT 0252
Seljuk Gold Pendant with Two Birds
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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