A Pair Of Gold Bracelets 2




A PAIR OF GOLD BRACELETS
A PAIR OF GOLD BRACELETS SELJUK Persia/ Central Asia, 12TH/13TH CENTURY Of hinged bevelled tubular construction, the shank having a pair of embossed stylised lion masks flanking the tubular hinge, both sides of the shank with a kufic inscription in reserve on a bitumen-filled engraved ground interrupted by liamond shaped panels and two turquoise inset bezels outlined with granulation, the square shaped bezel having four claws holding gold repousse sheets designed withconfronted birds flanked by two lions, inset stones Both designed with granulation and wire work around the body.
Size: (8cm) diam