Enrica Medugno
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Lot 27R
A fine Seljuk niello gold gem-set bangle and gem-set gold ring Persia, 12th Century(2)
23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £14,080 inc. premium
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Oliver White
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A fine Seljuk niello gold gem-set bangle and gem-set gold ring
Persia, 12th Century
Persia, 12th Century
the bangle with triangular section shank terminating in a double lion-head clasp, two seated lions either side of the raised conical bezel inset with a large red gemstone, a face to one side of the bezel, the shank with raised quatrefoil motifs interspersed by niello inscription-filled cartouches, engraved vegetal decoration to bezel; the ring with multifaceted bezel flanked by lion masks, the shank and sides of bezel engraved with cable design, set with large red gemstone
the bangle 5.5 cm. max.; the ring size O ; 52 g. total weight(2)
the bangle 5.5 cm. max.; the ring size O ; 52 g. total weight(2)
Footnotes
Inscriptions: al-'izz wa al-iqba[l]/ al-dawalah/ wa al-salamah/ wa al-sa'adah, 'Glory and Prosperity, turn of fortune, and well-being and happiness'; al-'izz wa al-iq[bal]/wa al-daw[lah]/... al-salamah/ wa al-sa'adah, 'Glory and Prosperity, wealth ... well-being and happiness'.
For a similar bangle in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, see M. Jenkins and M. Keene, Islamic Jewellery, New York, 1982, no. 25.