Two Fatimid carved and inlaid wood Panels made for the minbar of Ibn Tulun
Cairo, Egypt, circa AD 1296
Cairo, Egypt, circa AD 1296
one in the form of a fragmentary five-pointed star, the central field relief-carved with scrolling foliate arabesque interlace, within a border comprising three wood bands; 18.5 cm. max. diam.; and the other of ebony inlaid with a light wood, the central field carved with scrolling palmette tendrils
21.2 cm. max. diam. (2)
21.2 cm. max. diam. (2)
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: formerly in an Alexandrian collection formed in the first half of the 20th Century.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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