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LOT 0289

Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 700
EUR (€) 580 - 810
USD ($) 670 - 940

WESTERN ASIATIC CALLIGRAPHIC BRONZE SCRIBE'S CASE DECORATED WITH LIONS
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (87 grams, 24 cm).

Rectangular in section, tapering with lotus-shaped domed knop and pierced suspension lug; lateral faces with reserved calligraphic text on a hatched field; upper and lower faces with a frieze of advancing lions and hounds on a dense foliage field; upper face with filler hole and socket for the brush; Khorasan workmanship.

PROVENANCE:
Ex Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.

CONDITION
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