PAIR OF KHORASAN COPPER-ALLOY OIL LAMPS

Ca. AD 1200 - 1300 A pair of cast copper-alloy oil lamps, from left to right: a lamp with a rounded reservoir supported on three curved legs, a pair of tubular nozzles projecting from the front and a filling opening on the upper body. A loop handle extends from the rear, surmounted by a stylised finial; and a lamp with a rounded reservoir resting on a tall spreading pedestal, a projecting tubular nozzle with a flaring mouth and a circular filling opening surmounted by a hinged conical cover with openwork decoration. The body and pedestal are engraved with bands of Arabic calligraphy, scrolling vegetal motifs and circular medallions. A rectangular handle extends from the rear, terminating in an animal head. Size: 185-200mm x 100-105mm; Weight: 1.35kg Provenance: From a private UK collection; formerly in the S.S. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards.

Estimate:£300

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