A collection of seals and gold fittings
Lot 96
A collection of seals and gold fittings
Sold for £600 (US$ 1,009) inc. premium
Auction Details
Lot Details
A collection of seals and gold Fittings
Persia, 11th-14th Century
comprising a jade seal of circular form, three glass weights, a carved stone in the form of a face, and two metal fittings
the jade seal 2.3 cm. diam.(8)

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Formerly in the Ralph Harari collection.

    The inscriptions read:

    3 glass weights.

    1) With the name al-Imam al-Hafiz who is probably the Fatimid caliph (525-44/1131-49).
    2) With the name al-Imam al-Zahir who is probably the Fatimid caliph (411-27/1021-36).
    3) Undeciphered.

    A metal ring: undeciphered.

    A Timurid jade seal with the name Ahmad Quli Khan.
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