A Safavid-style pierced openwork steel plaque, Iran, of cusped rectangular form, decorated in openwork with a band of inscription in nastaliq on a ground of scrolling vines with foliate motifs, palmettes and small flowers, 29.3cm. diam. x 11.9cm. high Provenance: Private collection, London, formed in the 1980s Inscriptions: Part of verse from praises to the Fourteen Innocents. This verse praising Fatima al-Zahra Please refer to department for condition report