A COLLECTION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT PERSIAN HARDSTONE SEALS AND INTAGLIOS Iran,...
A COLLECTION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT PERSIAN HARDSTONE SEALS AND INTAGLIOS
Iran, 19th century and earlier
Comprising 88 pieces of rectangular and rounded forms, mostly in carnelian, but also in glass, metal, turquoise and other hardstones, the collection is predominantly inscribed in nastaʿlīq script, with some earlier seals and intaglios bearing Kufic inscriptions.
Largest 2.6cm x 2cm, smallest 0.8cm square
Literature:
Porter V. et al., Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum, Brtish Museum Press, 2011.
Provenance:
Christie's South Kensington, The Saeed Motamed Collection - Part II, 7 October 2013, lot 206.
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A COLLECTION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT PERSIAN HARDSTONE SEALS AND INTAGLIOS
Iran, 19th century and earlier
Comprising 88 pieces of rectangular and rounded forms, mostly in carnelian, but also in glass, metal, turquoise and other hardstones, the collection is predominantly inscribed in nastaʿlīq script, with some earlier seals and intaglios bearing Kufic inscriptions.
Largest 2.6cm x 2cm, smallest 0.8cm square
Literature:
Porter V. et al., Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum, Brtish Museum Press, 2011.
Provenance:
Christie's South Kensington, The Saeed Motamed Collection - Part II, 7 October 2013, lot 206.
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Time, Location
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