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A Khorasan Silver And Copper Inlaid Bronze Ewer, 12TH Century

$20,655.22
£15,000
€17,529.17
CA$28,255.61
A$30,797.17
CHF 16,282.20
MX$370,739.54
NOK 206,661.63
SEK 189,466.47
DKK 130,943.74

About the Item

of slightly flaring lobed form on a splayed foot, wide shoulder and long neck with spout, simple handle, engraved and inlaid in silver and copper with alternating inscription-filled cartouches interspersed by roundels overlaid with vegetal motifs, and cartouches filled with undulating vines interspersed by almond medallions overlaid with vegetal motifs, the shoulder with a band of inscription on a ground of scrolling vines, the foot with a band of cable design, the neck with repoussé lion to each side, surrounded by a band of cable design, the spout with repoussé lion and engraved vegetal and cable decoration. 38.5 cm. high Inscriptions: to the shoulder al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa al-dawlah wa al-sa'adah wa al-salamah wa al-shifa'ah wa..., 'Glory and prosperity and wealth and happiness and well-being and (prophet's) intercession'; to the body, possibly a repeat of words [a]l-ta'yid, '(God's) support' and [a]l-baqiyyah, 'permanence'. A ewer of similar form is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, and is dated AH577/ AD 1181-82.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.16 in (38.5 cm)Width: 11.03 in (28 cm)Depth: 11.03 in (28 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    12TH CENTURY
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: H13931stDibs: LU6022248100912

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