ISLAMIC GOLD ROUND COIN PENDANT

Ca. AD 1100 - 1200.
An Islamic 23.5 ct gold coin pendant with inscriptions. Inscriptions can be found on both faces of the pendant, depicting the holy square represented by the court of the mosque. For similar see: Benaki Museum, a guide to the museum of Islamic art, 2006, n. 68. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: 30mm x 30mm; Weight: 5g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a family London collection formed since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.