Bidspirit auction | UMAYYAD PAIR OF BONE ITEMS

UMAYYAD PAIR OF BONE ITEMS - Ca. AD 661 - 750. A pair of carved bone items, including a bone decorated with scrolling vines, and a hard stone carved pipe mouthpiece, the ‘cup’ decorated with an engraved lion chasing a spotted buck above a ‘ring’ decorated with foliate arabesque. Size: 120-200mm, 30mm-90mm (framed dimensions); Weight: 190g Provenance: Previous property of an Islamic art professional. Formerly Comtesse de Beague, and Marquis de Ganay Collections, Paris. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.