LOT 352 INSCRIBED COPPER CALIGRAPHIC LANTERN GRILL
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Mamluk or earlier Andalusian, Ca. 1300 AD.A single lantern grill with a crenelated top and pieced writing, and a thick patina. Writing in a variant of Kufic script. The lamp could have illuminated the writing on a wall and reminded of the popularity of shadow theatre during the Mamluk period.Size: L:173mm / W:100mm; 154gProvenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
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