GROUP OF KHORASAN MOUNTS AND OIL FILLERS

Ca. AD 1100 - 1300 A collection of cast copper-alloy fittings, comprising three openwork mounts and four oil fillers. The mounts have polygonal frames decorated with interlaced scrolling motifs, paired stylised animal head terminals at the upper edges and projecting loops below. The oil fillers have shallow cups with projecting spouts and ornamental plates, decorated with concentric circles, punched ring-and-dot motifs and geometric patterns. Size: 95-135mm x 65-90mm; Weight: 935g Provenance: From a private UK collection; formerly in the S.S. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards.

Estimate:£100

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