Property from the Estate of Sir Howard Hodgkin CH CBE
A CALLIGRAPHIC CARVED WOOD PANEL WITH TRACES OF POLYCHROME PAINT, PROBABLY ANATOLIA, KONYA, SELJUK, 13TH CENTURY
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May 20, 02:44 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Sir Howard Hodgkin CH CBE
A CALLIGRAPHIC CARVED WOOD PANEL WITH TRACES OF POLYCHROME PAINT, PROBABLY ANATOLIA, KONYA, SELJUK, 13TH CENTURY
carved in deep relief with inscription in thuluth script between entwined split-palmettes
21 by 66cm.
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inscriptions
'Religion is the crown of Islam'
The overall effect of the decorative elements of this panel, notably the inscription carved in deep relief between stylised split-palmettes, is visually comparable to the stylistic designs seen on the facades of certain Seljuk monuments in Konya dated to the second half of the thirteenth century, notably, the Iwan of the Ince Minareli Madrasa (G. Curatola, L'Art Seljoukide et Ottoman, Paris, 2010, pp.36-43) and (G. Hakki Eldem, Türk Mimari Eserleri, Works of Turkish Architecture, Istanbul, 1970, pp.53-55).