A CARVED WHITE MARBLE TOMBSTONE

NORTH INDIA, DATED AH 683/1284 AD

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A CARVED WHITE MARBLE TOMBSTONE
NORTH INDIA, DATED AH 683/1284 AD
Of rectangular form on larger base carved on one side with the shahada above a seven line dense bahari inscription within a border band of similar inscription
36in. x 17in. (92.5 x 46cm.)

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The main inscription below the shahada reads: "The tomb of Sharaf al-Din Murtada b. Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Musawi al-Husayni al-Astarabadi, who died on 5th rabi al-akhar, the year 683 (22nd June 1284 AD). The inscription around the border is koranic, sura iii, vv.18 and 19.

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