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A marriage contract in Nastaliq script, Qajar, Iran, Persia, dated 1879 A Persian manuscript on paper, dated Rajab 1279 AH (1879 AD), describing the marriage in 24 lines in Nastaliq black and red scri

Arabic text on paper, composed of 9 leaves and two cut-outs blank ones. The text reads Sura No. 10 (Jonah) almost in its entirety. Nine lines to the page in Naskh calligraphy with black ink and red di

FEREGHAN CARPET WEST PERSIA, DATED POSSIBLY AH 1292 / 1876 AD the indigo field with large stepped red and indigo medallion, with ivory script octagon to centre, script band around field, within red tu

Abdulrahman Jami, Fatihat al-Shabab , together with another poetic volume by the same author, all in Persian, illuminated manuscript on paper [Persia, dated 1282 AH. (1865/6 AD.), and nineteenth centu

Lot 107 Kazak Prayer Rug Southwest Caucasus dated 1218 AH (1804 AD) 4 ft 6 1/2 in x 3 ft 7 1/2 in Provenance: Jim Dixon Collection

Marasali Shirvan/Daghestan Prayer Rug, East Caucasus, c. 1900, illegibly dated-possibly 1323 AH/1906 AD, 4 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Walter D. Cockerham, New Orlea

ANCIENT ISLAMIC ABBASID ERA (Pre-Seljuq). Ziyarids. Mardawij bin Ziyar. AH 315-323 / AD 927-935. AV GOLD DINAR. Mint: Mah al-Basra (Nahavand). Dated AH 322 (AD 933/4). AGC I 280Mq; Album 1530; ICV 166

One inlaid with silver dated 1917 in skopje-n. macedonia-measures 4.5" by 2.75" across-the other carved and dated 1312 A.H.= 1894 A.D.-measures 4.25" x2.25" across--both in good antique condition-----

ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Samanids. Nuh II ibn Mansur. AH 365-387 / AD 976-997. AV Dinar. 22 mm - 3.64 g, 6h. Herat mint. Dated AH 380 (AD 990/1). Album 1468; ICV 1521. VF+

Islamic Art A Qajar study of a bird and flower. Dated 1208 (1830 AD)Ink wash on paper . . Cm 12,50 x 21,00. For a related example cfr. Brooklyn Museum (Acc. no. 1993.58). . Frame present

Islamic Art A Qajar wooden carved and lacquered mirror signed Alim Al-Abd Mohammad and dated 1271 AH (1855 AD) . . Cm 17,00 x 27,00.

Full title: A Persian marriage contract in Nastaliq script, Qajar, Iran, dated 1879 Description: Dim.: 73,5 x 42 cm A Persian manuscript on paper, dated on Rajab 1279 AH (1879 AD), describing the marr

Arabic manuscript on paper composed of 95 pages, complete.Sheet: 160 X 103 mm; text box 104 X 60 mm bordered by triple coloured thread. 11 lines to the page written with black ink in Naskh script and

Manuscript leaf, Koran, Turkey dated 1051 A.H. (1631 AD), Bold lines in Muhaqqaq script and 10 lines in Nashki script. Polychrome and ink paper, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. Paper condition, numerous holes an

Dated 1313 AH = 1896 AD, 261 x 169 cm, South West Persia, Fars On the central axis of the deep blue field, three large diamond medallions with bold white hooked outlines are linked at their tips and a

dated 1308 AH = 1890 AD, 345 x 153 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan VOK Collection, Caucasus – Persia 57 Five powerful nested diamonds, each composed of five elements with boldly stepped outlines,

Dated 1240 AH = 1825 AD, 208 x 167 cm, South West Persia, Fars In this rare early collector’s piece, representations of animals and humans have been incorporated into the basic design and a date, 12

Dated 1345 AH = 1927 AD, 49 x 93 cm, East Persia This small-format saddle cover (top rug) was woven in East Persia, probably the Meshed region. It was published by the Bausback gallery in 1981. A cart

This is a handwritten holy Quran. It is in Moroccan script, in black and red ink on yellow paper. It is dated 1100 AH (1682 AD). The Quran is incomplete and obviously used.The dimensions of the book a

Ancient Sassanian silver coin: SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Khusro II. 590-628 AD. AR Drachm. (30mm, 3.46 gm) NYHC mint. Dated year 4 (593/4 AD). Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants. G�

Ancient Sassanian silver coin: SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Khusro II. 590-628 AD. AR Drachm, (32mm, 3.12 gm) NYHC mint. Dated year 4 (593/4 AD). Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants. G�

Umayyad Caliphate, Gold coinage. gold Dinar (19mm, 4.10 g, 4h). Dated AH 124 (AD 741/2). ICV 218; Walker 244. scratches on reverse. Near VF.

JAFAR, CIRCA 1875, PERSIAN, A PORTRAIT OF NASER AL-DIN SHAH QAJAR (1831-1896), signed and dated AH 1292 (1875), oil on canvas, 27.5" x 19.5", Provenance: Mataf Gallery.

Ancient ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Gold Dinar temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.07 g, 4h). Unnamed (Madinat al-Salam [Baghdad]?) mint. Dated AH 160 (AD 776/7). AGC I 51; Alb