The Seal of Tsemach Son of Asah, the Prince, Fustat, Egypt, 1000 – 1050
Auction Closed
February 7, 04:52 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
carnelian
height: ⅞ in.; 2.2 cm
diameter: 1 in.; 2.4 cm
Collection of Gershon Bineth (b. 1916 - d. 1973), Jerusalem;
Private Collection, New York, acquired in the early 1970s;
Private Collection New York, acquired in 2010.
Jerusalem, 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 09/26/2016–01/08/2017.
Jerusalem, 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven, Barbara Drake Boehm and Melanie Holcomb eds., New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016 p.93.