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Lot 136
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An important Zangid Carved Marble Mihrab, Syria or Jazira, early 13th century

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description

of standard form with foliate band surrounding inscription of square kufic, the mihrab form arch with openwork comprising stylised floral motif, thin carved square kufic inscription and roundel with Allah carving

Condition

overall in good condition considering age, some abrasions and general rubbing to surface, as viewed.
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Catalogue Note

inscriptions

On the top: Qur'an, chapter CXII (al-Ikhlas)

In the arch: Qur'an, chapter II (al-Baqarah), verse 255

Above the arch:  'Allah'

The intricately carved arabesques of this finely carved mihrab are typical of a style developed under the Zangid dynasty who ruled from Mosul, Aleppo and Damascus during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The brass geometric table in the British Museum has a triangular suspension bracket of similar design, and was made in Mosul in A.D.1241-1242. The magnificent large brass door handles in the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar are the most spectacular examples of this style. A brass suspension bracket in the Khalili Collection, London, and three brass door knockers in the David Collection, Copenhagen are also closely related. This is ౠalso a wooden chest, in the David Collection decorated in a similar fashion. Examples of this style produced in stoneware are extrem❀ely rare.