Umayyad bronze cachet. Islamic, 661-750 CE.Electronic Auction 528 Antiquities Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Umayyad bronze cachet. Islamic, 661-750 CE. (27 mm high, 11x12 mm at base, 9.33 g). Rectangular, tapered body, terminating in a spherical finial, pierced for suspension, with loop attached. On face, one line of text in Kufic Arabic. Even dark brown patina with reddish earthen deposits. A scratch on tapered body, otherwise nicely preserved. Website shipping rates do not apply. |