AN INDIAN TOMBSTONE India, 19th century  Of rectangular format, possibly made of quartz or light granite, with a polylobed upper end, the sides densely carved with epigraphic inscriptions with the name of the young deceased Nur Asad Khan bin Khan Beik Omar Khan (Azkheil?), funerary poetry and auspicious wishes, one of the sides with a decorative composition of an iwan filled with floral bloom and birds, more calligraphy around, the top end with floral and vegetal tendrils, approximately 109cm x 47.5cm. Provenance: Spink & Son, London, 1980s.