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A gem-set forehead ornament pendant (Tikka), Gudarat, India, circa 1700

A gem-set forehead ornament pendant (Tikka), Gudarat, India, circa 1700. Photo Sotheby's consisting of rubies and emeralds set in the kundan technique, designed as a leafy stem on a crescent moon base and suspended pearls with emerald terminals, the reverse...

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Tags: India, Gudarat, Tikka

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26 avril 2012

A Mughal gem set and enameled gold pendant, India, circa 18th century

A Mughal gem set and enameled gold pendant, India, circa 18th century. Photo Sotheby's the pendant of slight rectangular form with eight loops along top edge, the front featuring an emerald surrounded by smaller pink and green gemstones set in the kundan...

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Tags: India, 18th century, Mughal

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26 avril 2012

A miniature of Abdülmecid I (R.1839 - 1861) in a diamond and rubyset frame. Second half 19th century

A miniature of Abdülmecid I (R.1839 - 1861) in a diamond and rubyset frame. Second half 19th century. Photo Sotheby's the watercolour set in a round gilt frame mounted with a row of diamonds to each side, leafy scrolls to top and bottom, featuring a ruby...

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Tags: 19th century, diamond, ruby, Miniature, Abdülmecid I

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26 avril 2012

A fine inscribed early ottoman jade pendant, Turkey, dated 940 AH-1533 AD

A fine inscribed early ottoman jade pendant, Turkey, dated 940 AH-1533 AD. Photo Sotheby's of dark nephrite jade, carved as a polylobed arch, finely inscribed on both sides in ta'liq script with flowerheads and scrolling palmettes; 5.5cm. max. width....

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Tags: ottoman, Turkey, JADE PENDANT

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26 avril 2012

An important ottoman gem-set, jadeite and tombak-mounted casket, Turkey, 19th century

An important ottoman gem-set, jadeite and tombak-mounted casket, Turkey, 19th century. Photo Sotheby's of rectangular form, the hinged cover and body comprised of eight facets, each mounted with a jadeite panel outlined with a single row of seed pearls,...

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Tags: ottoman, 19th century, jadeite, Turkey

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26 avril 2012

An ottoman talismanic shirt (jama) with extracts from the Qur'an and prayers, Turkey, 16th century

An ottoman talismanic shirt (jama) with extracts from the Qur'an and prayers, Turkey, 16th century. Photo Sotheby's Cotton shirt (jama) covered with text written in a variety of scripts, including Muhaqqaq, Naskh, Ghubar, Thuluth and square Kufic, in...

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Tags: ottoman, 16th century, Turkey, Qur'an, Jama, talismanic shirt

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26 avril 2012

A rare ans important silk robe, Sogdiana, Central Asia, 7th-8th Century

A rare ans important silk robe, Sogdiana, Central Asia, 7th-8th Century. Photo Sotheby's composed of multiple silk panels, the silk robe opening to the front, with one side folding over the other, wide short sleaves, the top section woven with red, green,...

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Tags: Central Asia, silk robe, Sogdiana, 7th-8th Century

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25 avril 2012

A safavid blue and white pottery tulip vase, Persia, 17th century

A safavid blue and white pottery tulip vase, Persia, 17th century. Photo Sotheby's of baluster form with a central everted mouth surrounded by five small subsidiary spouts, all mounted with metal covers and engraved with figures inside roundels and alternating...

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Tags: blue and white, pottery, 17th century, Persia, safavid, tulip vase

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25 avril 2012

Stunning 12th century carved marble basin tops Bonhams Islamic and Indian sale in London

12th century basin. Photo: Bonhams LONDON.- A 12th century Zangid carved marble basin from Syria, with a fine Kufic inscription sold today (24.4.12) for £193,250 at Bonhams sale of Indian and Islamic art in London. The inscriptions contain references...

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Tags: Iznik, Syria, Zangid

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23 avril 2012

Fritware dish covered with an olive-green slip and painted in white and blue under a transparent glaze. Iran, Kerman (?); 17th c

Fritware dish covered with an olive-green slip and painted in white and blue under a transparent glaze. Iran, Kerman (?); 17th century. Diam: 46 cm. Inv. no. 16/2010. The David Collection. Photo Pernille Klemp © THE DAVID COLLECTION From the 13th century,...

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Tags: 17th century, Iran, Fritware, Kerman

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