A TIMURID CARVED GREY SCHIST CENOTAPH
PROBABLY HERAT, AFGHANISTAN, DATED AH 859/1455 AD
A TIMURID CARVED GREY SCHIST CENOTAPH PROBABLY HERAT, AFGHANISTAN, DATED AH 859/1455 AD Of narrow rectangular form, the top slightly cantilevered with rows of arcading, on a thin spreading base, the top finely carved with a cusped arched panel filled with delicate arabesque interlace and floral decoration below an inscription cartouche and another rosette-shaped panel, surrounded by calligraphic cartouches containing the names of the twelve imams, each side with two similar cartouches within floral meander below muqarnas work, the ends with two rectangular inscription panels, the base with further inscription cartouches interrupted by rosettes flanked by pairs of engaged capitals, one small area of damage 56 x 16 x 12in. (142 x 41 x 31cm.)
A TIMURID CARVED GREY SCHIST CENOTAPH
PROBABLY HERAT, AFGHANISTAN, DATED AH 859/1455 AD
A TIMURID CARVED GREY SCHIST CENOTAPH PROBABLY HERAT, AFGHANISTAN, DATED AH 859/1455 AD Of narrow rectangular form, the top slightly cantilevered with rows of arcading, on a thin spreading base, the top finely carved with a cusped arched panel filled with delicate arabesque interlace and floral decoration below an inscription cartouche and another rosette-shaped panel, surrounded by calligraphic cartouches containing the names of the twelve imams, each side with two similar cartouches within floral meander below muqarnas work, the ends with two rectangular inscription panels, the base with further inscription cartouches interrupted by rosettes flanked by pairs of engaged capitals, one small area of damage 56 x 16 x 12in. (142 x 41 x 31cm.)
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