Lot 30
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TWO WOODEN INSCRIPTION PANELS
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TWO WOODEN INSCRIPTION PANELS

PROBABLY IRAN OR ANATOLIA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

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TWO WOODEN INSCRIPTION PANELS
Probably Iran or Anatolia, 13th/14th century
Each rectangular panel carved in relief, one with the shahhada in cursive naskh with a central rosette and flanked by oval panels with palmettes, the other with a verse from the Qur'an within an oval panel, flanked by two smaller oval panels containing the phrase Nasr min Allah wa fath qarib
55 x 7in. (140 x 18cm.) and 51 x 8¾in. (130 x 21.7cm.) (2)
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Lot Essay

The inscriptions on the second beam are from the Qur'an:
Central cartouche, sura xxiii, al-mu'minin, v.29; side cartouches sura lxi, al-saff, pts.v.13.

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