Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment

NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, CIRCA 1220-1225 A.D.

15 3/4 in. (20.5 kg, 40 cm).

Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment 6 (OL436), from Surah 3 (Al 'Imran), vs. 18 (OL425) (Frieze 2 Section q). [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Frederick Elghanayan collection.
Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part).
Ex central London gallery.

CONDITION

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