خانہ کعبہ کی چابیایک ملین ڈالر میں نیلام

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Key to Mecca’s Kaaba Sells for 9.2 Million Pounds (Update2)

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A late 12th-century iron key to the Kaaba in Mecca sold for 9.2 million pounds ($18.1 million) with fees, about 20 times its estimated price, at Sotheby’s in London today.
The key to Islam’s most holy pilgrimage site had been estimated to sell for 400,000 pounds to 600,000 pounds. It was sold to an English-speaking agent in the room, who refused to give his name or that of his client. The hammer price, without the auction house premium, was 8.2 million pounds.
Sotheby’s said the sale raised a total of 21.5 million pounds with fees, which was a record for an Islamic-art sale by the auction house. Two-thirds of the 392 lots were sold.
Similar auctions of Islamic and Indian art by Christie’s International and Bonhams this week will also test demand from collectors as credit losses mount. Islamic and Indian art, with their historical and cultural connections, are traditionally regarded as a combined sale category by international auction houses.
A 14th-century gold and enamel belt buckle from Moorish Spain sold for 983,700 pounds after commission to a telephone bidder. It had been estimated to fetch more than 600,000 pounds.
According to Sotheby’s catalogue, the 10 centimeter-long buckle was one of only four recorded pieces of enameled gold surviving from Spain when Andalusia was ruled by the Arabs.