A finely carved wood panel

Description:

Mughal India, probably 18th c. or earlier
11,5 x 55,5 cm
Architectural element, carved in relief on both sides with delicate floral scrollwork, a flowering shrub in the centre.
From the collection of the art dealer and collector Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected from the 1950s onwards, largely documented in an inventory 1998 through drawings and Persian descriptions. Partly documented in exhibition catalogues since the 1970s. - Age crack, the border slightly chipped