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192 - CALLIGRAPHIC LINTEL
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CALLIGRAPHIC LINTEL Merinid Morocco, 13th–14th century Carved from a flat piece of wood, the calligraphic band features rounded Thuluth script on a background of finger-like palmette motifs; a frieze of fleurons runs along the upper portion; some missing sections and signs of wear. Length: 123 cm Inscription: والعز القائم والسعد الملازم (wa al-'izz al-qa'im wa al-sa'd al-mulazim) – “and eternal glory and constant happiness.” Provenance: Belgian private collection, since the 1970s Bonhams, London, April 24, 2012: lot 86 (ill.) Belgian private collection A Marinid Calligraphic Wooden Beam, Morocco, 13th–14th Century
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