File:Finial, possibly from a Cenotaph MET sf1988-346b.jpg

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Finial, Possibly from a Cenotaph (MET, 1988.346)

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Title
Finial, possibly from a Cenotaph
Description
Finial; Wood
Date late 14th–16th century
Medium This finial was turned on a lathe from a single piece of wood to form the basic shape of a knob separated from the body by a short neck, leading down into a cylindrical base. Carved in low relief, the monumental yet softly rounded thuluth inscription carries the same weight as the large-scale arabesque decoration with interlacing rumi or split-palmette leaves and trefoil-like flowers. The Arabic inscription proclaims the Shi’a profession of fait: “There is no God but God; Muhammad is the Prophet of God and ‘Ali is the friend of God.”
Dimensions

H. 13 in. (33 cm)

Max. Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Islamic Art
Accession number
1988.346
Credit line Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1988
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453310

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