Large Umayyad Period Spanish Inscribed Marble Panel

LATE 10TH CENTURY AD

41 1/4" (85.2 kg total, 105cm wide including stand).

A large rectangular marble Andalusian architectural panel with central horizontal vine scroll with profile rams and birds in two registers with a band of Kufic text above and below and to each end; meander borders; keying to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex central London gallery; acquired from a UK private collector in 2008; previously in the collection of Christian du Pury Chelle, Brussels, since the 1950s; accompanied by a geological scholarly report no.TL05386 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10825-177760.

CONDITION

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LOT 0358

Large Umayyad Period Spanish Inscribed Marble Panel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,510

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