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CALLIGRAPHIC LINTEL
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192
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CALLIGRAPHIC LINTEL
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
CALLIGRAPHIC LINTEL
Merinid Morocco, 13th–14th century
Carved from a flat piece of wood, the calligraphic band features rounded Thuluth script against a background of finger-like palmettes; a frieze of fleurons runs along the upper section; there are some losses and signs of wear.
Length: 123 cm
Inscription:
والعز القائم والسعد الملازم (wa al-'izz al-qa'im wa al-sa'd al-mulazim) – ‘and eternal glory and constant happiness.’
Provenance: Belgian private collection, since the 1970s
Bonhams, London, 24 April 2012: lot 86 (ill.)
Belgian private collection
A Marinid Calligraphic Wooden Beam,
Morocco, 13th–14th century
See original version (French)
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