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LOT 1207

Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Rock Crystal

20TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (104 grams, 56 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan and biconvex in section with spiral band of dense Nastaliq text surrounding a central calligraphic panel.

Provenance

Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1207

Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Rock Crystal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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