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Western Asiatic Calligraphic Agate Gemstone Western Asiatic Calligraphic Agate Gemstone Western Asiatic Calligraphic Agate Gemstone
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LOT 1103

Western Asiatic Calligraphic Agate Gemstone

13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (3.21 grams, 22 mm).

Plano-convex in section banded agate appliqué with incised Kufic legend.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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.

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LOT 1103

Western Asiatic Calligraphic Agate Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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