AN INSCRIBED OTTOMAN MARBLE STELE

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AN INSCRIBED OTTOMAN MARBLE STELE

Period / Age: 1758 AD Ottoman Empire, Egypt, dated 1172 AH (1758 AD)

Provenance: English Private Collection German Private Collection Ex Wittkowsky Collection 1980s, Hannover, Germany

Dimensions:

Height: 54.5cm (21.5") (excl. base)
Weight: 19.7kg (excl. base)

The funerary stele finely carved with a finial in the form of a turban on top and neatly incised with Arabic inscriptions, including the name Mustafa, a prayer for his soul, and the date he died.

Ottoman art, reign of Mustafa III (1717-1774)

CONDITION: Good condition commensurate with age, extensive weathering, wear and losses. Mounted on a modern base.