KHORASAN INSCRIBED BRONZE BUCKET

Ca. 12th - 13th century AD A bronze bucket with a spherical body resting on a short spreading foot, a triangular-section rim and two raised lugs supporting a curved handle. The body is finely engraved and inlaid with a central band of linked roundels flanked by interlaced strapwork, an upper band of spiralling vines surrounding a copper-inlaid benedictory inscription. Below is a finely engraved band of Kufic inscriptions alternating with running animals. Two cartouches with further Kufic inscriptions decorate the lip. For similar see: The Ashmolean, Museum Accession no.EA1969.8. Size: 200mm x 190mm; Weight: 2.01kg Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s.

Estimate:£200

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