Rare Indian Carved Calligraphic Marble Tile, circa 1860

$25,000.00
  • A rare Indian carved calligraphic marble tile, circa 1860
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  • Hand carved with a cusped cartouche containing lines of dense thuluth calligraphy. Sitting on a custom made stand. Extremely fine piece.
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  • Measures: Tile: 8.5″ high x 18″ wide x 1″ deep.
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    Translation:

    Everything is Perishable except his (God’s) countenance
    Provenance Christie’s London, 16 June 1987, no.291.
    Inscriptions Surah al-Qasas XXVIII, part of v.88.

    Period: 19th Century
    Origin: India
    Style: Islamic (Of the Period)
    Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
    Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
    Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
    Date of Manufacture: circa 1860
    Materials & Techniques: Marble