Resemblance explicit  Rebirth makers anoint and date, Al-Muqtadi Abu Jaafar Al-Mustansir Abu Al-Abbas Dated A.H.573/A.D.1143

EGYPT

38 Cm Long 

In the layout of a cylindrical metalwork haft, the handle is  encased in a sleeve spiral with flattened sides inscribed in two registers in Kufic script against a hatched ground.

Skillfully inaugurated In the top epicentre, in the shape of a joined Ka’ba cube metalwork with a captivating geometrical openwork further inscription to the lower edge, ribbed and knopped finial at the handle’s terminal, the key itself of truncated standing on the foots-formed on four teeth’s with Quranic engraving.  

In acceptable condition, minor rusting contained, surface wear and abrasion associated with age, as viewed

Formerly held in a Private collection in Monaco

Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register