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The Archetypal Shapes of the Arabic Numerals by 
																	Ahmed Moustafa

Ahmed Moustafa

( Egyptian, 1943 )

The Archetypal Shapes of the Arabic Numerals

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Materials:

Ten silk screenprints on Aquarelle paper with oil based inks and hand engineered card cut outs in the artist's wooden frame

Measurements:

101.57 in. (258.00 cm.) (height) by 58.86 in. (149.50 cm.) (width) by 2.95 in. (7.50 cm.) (width)

Edition:

unique (from a series six differently coloured works)

Markings:

Signed, inscribed, numbered of six, and dated 'Special Origination 1998/1419 Ahmed Moustafa' along the lower margin of each print.

Literature:

Fe-Noon Ahmed Moustafa, ed., Discovering the Archetypal Shapes of Arabic Numerals, London, 2001; J. Theophilus, 'Ahmed Moustafa - Repercussions in the Human Soul' in Canvas Magazine, Dubai, Volume 3, Issue 5, Sept/Oct 2007 (illustrated)

Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist

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