AN ISLAMIC KUFIC CALLIGRAPHIC MARBLE PANEL STELE

PERIOD
880-900 AD
ORIGIN
EGYPT
DIMENSIONS:
 Height 38.5cm, Width 25.5cm, Depth 5cm
DESCRIPTION:
Of rectangular form, on the face carved in shallow relief of Quranic Kufic and of elegant angular kufic, to the top right edge carved in a very skilled manner with the surface of reverse uneven to a vertical indent running down the center of the panel, minor chipping losses.
PROVENANCE:
Mr. Jonathon William Lovelock, 1975. Current owner London private collection, acquired from above in 1975
CERTIFICATE:
Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register.