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LOT 1327
Western Asiatic Bronze Fob Seal
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.34 grams, 24 mm).
With ellipsoid body bearing incised Nastaliq(?) inscription, openwork stem and suspension loop to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx H. Barker collection, UK.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Blair, S., Islamic Calligraphy, Edinburgh University Press, 2005, for discussion.
FootnotesThe Nastaʿlīq is one of the most important and widespread calligraphic styles used to write Farsi and was developed in Iran in the 8th and 9th centuries.
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