SELJUK COPPER ALLOY EWER WITH STYLISED SPOUT

Ca. 13th century AD A copper alloy ewer with a rounded body on a short foot, a cylindrical neck and a high curving spout. A long arched loop handle joins the neck to the lower part of the vessel and is surmounted by a bud-shaped thumbpiece. The body is engraved with calligraphic panels alternating with medallions enclosing interlaced motifs. The neck is decorated with engraved vegetal and geometric ornament. Small suspension loops are set on the sides of the neck and beneath the spout, one retaining a crescent-shaped pendant. Size: 320mm x 200mm; Weight: 2.1Kg Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in the I.H. collection, formed in the 1970s.

Estimate:£400

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