SELJUK ENGRAVED AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE CASKET

Ca. AD 1200 - 1300 A bronze casket of rectangular form on four short feet, with a hinged sloping lid surmounted by a domed finial. The sides are densely engraved and silver-inlaid with bands of Arabic calligraphy framing medallions of figural scenes against a geometric interlace ground. The front was originally fitted with a central lock plate, now absent, while the reverse is secured by ornamental hinge straps. Further calligraphic bands encircle the lid, its sloping panels engraved with geometric ornament and figural medallions. Size: 210mm x 180mm; Weight: 1.3kg Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in the I.H. collection, formed in the 1970s.

Estimate:£300

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