Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio

LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (1.29 grams, 15.9 mm).

Rectangular intaglio with a two-line inscription on a tendrilled field. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.

Literature

See British Museum & British Library, Lasting Impressions, Seals from the Islamic World, London, 2010, for similar intaglios.

CONDITION

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LOT 1725