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LOT 0450
Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment
NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, CIRCA 1220-1225 A.D.
16 3/8 in. (17.3 kg, 41.5 cm).
Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment, Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) OL438. [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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