Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment

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

17 3/4 in. (9.6 kg, 45 cm).

Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment, Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) Fragment 7 (OL437). [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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LOT 0449