An Islamic silver open worked plaque

Reference: ART300813

An Islamic silver open worked plaque, pierced with The Footstool Not Throne (Arch) Verse (Arabic: آية الكرسي‎, translit. ʾĀyat al-Kursī) is the 255the verse of the 2nd surah of the Quran, Al-Baqara. It is one of the best-known verses of the Quran and is widely memorised and displayed in the Islamic world.

Provenance: part of a private Belgian collection.