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Panel
A.H. 905/ A.D. 1500
India, Bengal
Black schist; carved
H. 16 1/8 (41 cm) W. 45 5/16 (115.1 cm) D. 2 3/4in. (7 cm) Wt. 194 lbs. (88 kg)
Stone
Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Nelson Doubleday and Bequest of Charles R. Gerth, by exchange, 1981
1981.320
Inscriptions: In Arabic, in tughra script: "The Prophet, the blessing of Allah and peace be upon him, said: 'He who builds a mosque for Allah, Allah builds for him a palace the like of it in paradise.' In the reign of Sultan 'Ala' al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Husayn Shah al-Sultan, may Allah perpetuate his rule and sovereignty, Shahzada Daniyal, may his honour endure, built this congregational mosque on 10 of Dhu'l-Hijja, of the year 905." (Translated by S. Digby, 1973)