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LOT 1225

Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Dish with Inscription

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

7 5/8 in. (323 grams, 19.5 cm).

Broad dish with carinated profile, blocks of reserved interlace to the rim and calligraphic panel. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1225

Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Dish with Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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