5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
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A CARNELIAN OFFICIAL'S SEAL, PERSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
of rectangular form, with four lines of nasta'liq script, hinged silver mount, 2.3 x 2.4 x 4.4cm
Provenance: Private family collection, London.
The inscription reads: idward charls ras balyuz-i dawlat-i bahiya-yi ingliz dar khalij-i fars, ‘Edward Charles Ross, diplomat of the great English state in the Persian Gulf.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross was political resident in the Persian Gult in the 1870-80s.
Sold for £300
of rectangular form, with four lines of nasta'liq script, hinged silver mount, 2.3 x 2.4 x 4.4cm
Provenance: Private family collection, London.
The inscription reads: idward charls ras balyuz-i dawlat-i bahiya-yi ingliz dar khalij-i fars, ‘Edward Charles Ross, diplomat of the great English state in the Persian Gulf.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross was political resident in the Persian Gult in the 1870-80s.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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