Friday 25 October 2024
An engraved bronze mortar, Seljuk Khorasan, Iran, 12th century, Of waisted cylindrical form,...
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Description
An engraved bronze mortar,
Seljuk Khorasan, Iran, 12th century,
Of waisted cylindrical form, drop shaped and lozenge shaped raised bosses interspersed with engraved triangular devices containing scroll works, Kufic inscriptions cartouches alternating with roundels above and below, the flat rim with similar cartouches filled in with scrolling tendrils, old gallery inventory label reading "Mahboubian Gallery BR/51" to the base
10.9cm. high
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