SAFAVID ENGRAVED COPPER ALLOY BOWL

Ca. AD 1500 - 1800 A copper alloy bowl with a squat rounded body, sloping shoulder and thick everted rim. The upper body is engraved with a broad band of Arabic calligraphy interrupted by circular medallions containing geometric and foliate motifs. Below runs a continuous band of overlapping pointed lobes. Size: 245mm x 130mm; Weight: 1.39kg Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier present on the Belgium art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:£200

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