ID 1033119
Lot 47 | TWO CARVED WOODEN CALLIGRAPHIC PANELS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
PROBABLY BANU HAD OR ALMORAVID ZARAGOZA, 12TH OR 13TH CENTURY
Each panel carved in high relief with a single line of kufic, the ground decorated with split palmettes, raised edge top and bottom, later added raised ends on each short side, holes for mounting
Each 6 ¾ x 19 ¼in. (17.3 x 49.2cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Spain, by 1984
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Art style: | Almohad dynasty (1121-1269) |
| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Morocco, Africa, Europe, Spain |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Art style: | Almohad dynasty (1121-1269) |
| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Morocco, Africa, Europe, Spain |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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