Dedicatory Inscription from a Mosque
Unknown artist
Date: dated 905 AH/1500 CE
Medium: Gabbro; carved
Dimensions: H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm) W. 45 5/16 in. (115.1 cm) D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) Wt. 194 lbs. (88 kg)
Classification: Stone
Country: India
Themes: Arabic
Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Nelson Doubleday and Bequest of Charles R. Gerth, by exchange, 1981
Met highlightDate range
1499 – 1501
Largest dimension
115.1 cm
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