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    12 October 1999

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    • Two large framed pictures of M
    Lot 20

    Two large framed pictures of Mecca and Medina

    POSSIBLY SYRIA, AH 1360/1941 AD

    Price realised

    GBP 1,610

    Estimate

    GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000

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    Two large framed pictures of Mecca and Medina
    Possibly Syria, AH 1360/1941 AD
    Each of carved wood highlighted with paint with cartouches containing prayers and the names of the Prophet and the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the picture of Medina dated 1360, mounted, framed and glazed, generally good condition
    34 x 37in. (87.5 x 94.5cm.) overall (2)

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