Lot Essay
The inscription around the body reads: al-maqarr al-karim al-‘ali al-mawlawi a / al-amiri al-‘alimi al-‘amili al-afdali / al-akmali al-sayyidi al-sanadi al-maliki / al-jami‘i(?) al-‘abidi al-wa‘i(?) al-ghiyathi, 'The noble authority, the exalted, the lordly, the amir, the learned, the diligent, the most virtuous, the most complete, the masterly, the support, the possessor, the collector(?), the worshipful, the protection(?), the succour'