Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
A SAFAVID CARVED WOOD CALLIGRAPHIC BEAM OR CENOTAPH SECTION, PERSIA, PROBABLY MAZANDARAN, DATED 920 AH/1514 AD
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A SAFAVID CARVED WOOD CALLIGRAPHIC BEAM OR CENOTAPH SECTION, PERSIA, PROBABLY MAZANDARAN, DATED 920 AH/1514 AD
of wooden rectangular form, carved on two sides in low relief with calligraphic inscriptions and three other plain angled edges, with customised stand
90.5 by 8.5 by 9cm.
inscriptions
The first part of the call to God to bless the Fourteen Innocents, dated 920 AH/1514-15 AD.
A pair of similar cross-beam, attributed to North Eastern Iran, 14th century, sold at Sotheby's New York, 15 June 1979, lot 335.