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LOT 0452
Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze fragment
NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, CIRCA 1220-1225 A.D.
21 1/2 in. (19.8 kg, 54.5 cm).
Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment, Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) Fragment 3 (OL433). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Frederick Elghanayan collection.
Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part).
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 0452
Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze fragment
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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