Marble Panel

Unknown 401 AH

The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait
Kuwait, Kuwait

An inscribed marble panel, originally part of a larger frieze probably serving as a dado. The panel is carved in flat-cut champleve with a large central inscription band in foliated Kufic. The inscription is framed above and below by subsidiary bands, a band of roundels above and a band of vegetal scroll below.

Details

Title: Marble Panel
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 401 AH
Physical Dimensions: w39.3 x h45 cm
Inscription: the great the noble'
Decoration: Epigraphic incriptions and vegetal scrolls.
Type: Carved
Rights: al Sabah Collection
Medium: Marble

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