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Lot 241 - Auction 25

Ottoman marble Inscribed Tombstone 1758 (1172 AH)
Price realized:
52.500,00 GBP
Bids:
15

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Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

Ottoman marble Inscribed Tombstone
1758 (1172 AH); height cm 54,5 (21’’); Upper half Ottoman tombstone stele. Traditional shape with turban-like top surmounting a panel with four bands of inscription bearing the name of the deceased (Mustafa), a prayer and the date 1172.
Codition consistent with age. A very similar tombstone is the collection of the British Museum, London (OA+. 6420).

PROVENANCE:
Art Market, Germany. Acquired in 1911 during travels through Egypt: thence by descent.

Enclosed an expert report from the British Museum, date 10/31/1990
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