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LOT 0978

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

UMAYYAD LEAD MIRROR TRIPTYCH
7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 - 3 1/2 in. (54.5 grams total, 48-90 mm).

Three-piece lead-alloy frame; central panel a rectangular frame with loops at the corners, suspension ring, geometric openwork design with central roundel; two flanking rectangular openwork panels each with a facing female dressed in a calf-length robe supporting a ewer on her head. [3]

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a prominent dealer of Islamic antiquities, Mr A.C., since 1980s.

CONDITION
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