SELJUK BRONZE EWER WITH LAMP-SHAPED SPOUT

Ca. 13th century AD A bronze ewer with a pear-shaped body on a short spreading foot, a tapering neck with horizontal mouldings, and a lamp-shaped spout with an upturned nozzle. A long arched loop handle joins the rear of the spout to the lower part of the vessel. The body is engraved with medallions enclosing interlaced motifs, alternating with vertical calligraphic panels. Further engraved roundels decorate the spout, with linear ornament encircling the neck and shoulder. Size: 240mm x 145mm; Weight: 655g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in the I.H. collection, formed in the 1970s.

Estimate:$266.43

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