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LOT 1203
Western Asiatic Lead Epigraphic Seal
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.2 grams, 18 mm).
Tabular in profile with reserved Kufic text to one face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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