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A fine Safavid pierced steel 'alam, Persia, dated "the year [1]103" (A.D.1691-2) or A.H. 103[0] (A.D. 1620-21)
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
of drop form with a tripod finial, the main field divided into three concentric zones each bearing cursive Shia inscriptions against a background of scrollwork, the border with three pairs of addorsed dragon heads, attached by rivets to a foliate-form stem with screw fitting, mounted on customised metal stand
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
In the centre: Qur'an, surah al-Saff (LXI), parts of 13
In the middle band: Qur'an, surah al-Baqara (II), parts of 255, which continues on the outer band and ends with parts of the nada 'Ali quatrain
On the base: sanat 103
"The year 103" [either A.H.1103 (A.D.1691-2) or A.H.1030 (A.D.1620-21)]
A comparable steel 'alam was sold in these rooms, 28 April 2004, lot 126.