Description:

Central Asia, Afghanistan or northern India / Pakistan, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. An elegant, beautiful stone plaque, probably once placed in the wall of a mosque or palace, featuring abstract and zoomorphic relief imagery. The stone is creamy beige marble, with the lightly raised images appearing lighter in color than the lower profile areas due to patina. The imagery is in two registers. Along the top, two huge flowers meld into the necks and heads of two birds who face each other, beaks almost touching, at the upper center. Below that are repeated images that resemble architecture - columns, the walls of a room or the edges of a key - and ornate flora. These are above a sinuous vine that demarcates the lower edge of the plaque. Imagine this placed into the wall of a sumptuous room, side by side with hundreds or even thousands of others with similar motifs. Size: 11.9" W x 12" H (30.2 cm x 30.5 cm)

Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, purchased in Baluchistan (Pakistan) in 1966

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#156099

  • Condition: Repaired from a few large pieces with a small area of visible adhesive; all repairs are on the lower half. A few small chips and nicks from surface, mainly peripheries. Rich deposits on surface, mainly in lower profile areas.

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