An Islamic mortar
Engraved cast bronze with... Lot 518
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An Islamic mortar
Engraved cast bronze with remnants of red pigment and black and green flecks due to sintering. Slightly waisted form, decorated with three rows of eight lotus bud reliefs and calligraphic inscriptions. The base slightly concave due to usage. H 11.3, D 12.6 cm, weight c. 2.6 kg.
Attributed to Khorasan / Iran, 13th C.
We would like to thank Dr. Verena Daiber (researcher on Islamic art history and Arab studies and curator or the Bumiller Art Foundation in Bamberg) for her kind help in dating this piece.
Provenance
Archaeological find, Ghazni, Central Afghanistan.
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