Finial, Possibly from a Cenotaph late 14th-16th century Finials are by nature ornamental rather than integral elements of architecture or furniture. In this appealingly proportioned wooden object 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 Shia profession of faith: "There is no God but God (Allah); Muhammad is the Prophet of God and Ali is the friend of God." The nature of the inscription suggests that the finial may have been part of the interior decoration of a Shia tomb or shrine.. Finial, Possibly from a Cenotaph 453310
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