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Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
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LOT 1341

Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text

CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (1.25 grams, 15 mm).

Domed type with incuse legend to the upper face in two lines of Naskh script; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

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LOT 1341

Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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