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TWO EARLY ISLAMIC MARBLE CAPITALS

PROBABLY RUSAFA, SYRIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY

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TWO EARLY ISLAMIC MARBLE CAPITALS
PROBABLY RUSAFA, SYRIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Each small capital carved in relief with four stylised flowerheads formed of split palmettes, rings below, the tops square, the underside of one concave, on wooden stands
Larger 8¼in. (21cm.) high; smaller 7½in. (19cm.) high (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品专文

A similar capital, with slightly fuller worked floral designs, is in the Louvre (L'Islam dans les collections nationales, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1977, no.122, p.91). Another similar capital was sold in these Rooms 23 April 2002, lot 84.