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LOT 1212
Western Asiatic Red Standstone Fragment Group
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 - 7 7/8 in. (3.62 kg total, 18.5-20 cm).
Comprising: a D-shaped panel with 'setting sun' motif and base panel with reserved text; arch or corbel fragment with scrolled frond carving. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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