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LOT 1358
Western Asiatic Stone Geometric Pendant
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (7.61 grams, 37 mm).
Rectangular body with integral suspension loop and engraved grid of dot-in-lozenges on the obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar patterns (Pythagorean tetractys) in Islamic art Critchlow, K., Islamic Patterns, an analytical and cosmological approach, London, 1976, fig. F, p.31.
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