Login
Kwaish-1994-recxHHENQNcAEbiiX
Ancient Script Tablet with Triangle - shown to scale
Sadik Kwaish

Ancient Script Tablet with Triangle, 1994

Estimated price$5,922 – $10,998

Mixed Media on Board

60 × 78 cm | 23.6 × 30.7 in

Certificate of Authenticity

A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is a signed document verifying that this artwork is the genuine work of the named artist. For pieces from the Hindiyeh Collection, the COA is signed by the collection. For gallery- or artist-direct pieces, it is issued by the gallery or by the artist's authorized estate.

The COA includes the artist's name, the title, year, medium, and dimensions of the work, and is delivered with the artwork at the time of dispatch.

Rarity classifications

Unique
A one-of-a-kind work. No other version of this piece exists.

Limited edition
The artist or their estate produced a known, finite number of copies. The edition size is shown in the work's details.

Open edition
The edition run is ongoing. New works may still be produced in the same series, which may be numbered or made to order.

Unknown edition
The edition has ended, but the number originally produced is no longer documented.
Request this piece
About the price estimate

The price shown is an estimated range based on the work's medium, year, edition status, and current market context. It is not the final sale price.

Once you submit an inquiry, an Artsamy specialist will confirm the exact price for this piece alongside shipping, insurance, and any other costs. The final figure may fall within the estimate, slightly below for first-time buyers or aged listings, or occasionally above for highly contested works.

If you believe the estimated range is inaccurate, or you'd like to discuss the valuation directly, contact us and a specialist will respond within six hours during business days.

Shipping & taxes

Ships from Amman, Jordan. Hand-packed in a custom crate or rigid art-tube depending on medium and size.

Delivery (after handling): 5–10 business days within MENA, 10–18 to Europe and North America, 14–25 elsewhere. Larger or framed works ship via fine-art freight; timing confirmed by email after purchase.

Duties & taxes are excluded from the price. International buyers are responsible for any customs fees on arrival. Full export documentation provided.

Works leaving Jordan require an export clearance certificate, arranged on your behalf.

Need a quote first? Contact us with your delivery city.

The Artsamy guarantee
  • Secure checkout. Payments are encrypted and processed by Shopify Payments.
  • Authenticity guaranteed. Every artwork ships with a signed Certificate of Authenticity, verified by the artist or their estate.
  • Money-back guarantee. 14-day return window if the artwork doesn't match its listing or arrives damaged in transit.
  • Learn more about the Artsamy guarantee →

About the work

A richly textured copper-brown tablet form dominates the composition, its surface covered in grid-like engraved marks resembling ancient cuneiform script, resting above a triangular pedestal shape set against a rough grey-beige background.

Sadik Kwaish (Iraq, 1960–present).

Mixed Media on Board, 78 × 60 cm, 1994.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.

Medium
Size
60 × 78 cm | 23.6 × 30.7 in
Year
1994
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Brown, Grey
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Sadik Kwaish — Mixed Media on Board, 78 × 60 cm (representative image)
Sadik Kwaish

Iraq, b. 1960

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji (b. 1960, Baghdad, Iraq) is a prominent contemporary Iraqi artist known for his evocative multimedia practice, which spans drawing, painting, video, and installation. Alfraji’s work often explores themes of memory, exile, and the complexities of identity, drawing on personal and collective histories shaped by displacement. His distinctive visual language is characterized by expressive, monochromatic imagery and a narrative approach that reflects both the trauma and resilience of the Iraqi experience.

Alfraji has exhibited widely at major international institutions. Notable exhibitions include his participation in the 56th Venice Biennale (2015) as part of the Iraq Pavilion, as well as solo shows at the British Museum in London and the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam in the Netherlands. His works are held in significant public and private collections, including the British Museum and the Barjeel Art Foundation. In the auction market, Alfraji’s pieces have appeared at leading houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s, where his works on paper and mixed media compositions have attracted attention from collectors of Middle Eastern contemporary art.

Currently based in the Netherlands, Sadik Kwaish Alfraji continues to engage with themes of diaspora and longing, maintaining a strong connection to his Iraqi heritage while contributing to global contemporary art discourse.

View all works by Sadik Kwaish

Mixed media

Works combining two or more materials — paint, collage, found objects, text, sand — in a single piece. The approach lets artists layer meaning and material, and is widely used in modern and contemporary MENA art.
View more mixed media artworks

Calligraphic Abstraction

Also known as Hurufiyya, this movement reimagines Arabic letters as pure abstract form — a defining current of modern Arab art that fuses centuries of calligraphic heritage with contemporary abstraction.
View more calligraphic abstraction artworks