Lot 307
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A PERSIAN SILVER OVERLAID BRONZE FOOTED CUP, the hemispherical bowl resting on a high flaring trumpet foot, the exterior of the bowl with a band of quatrefoil roundels divided by similar leafy vine, a band of small roundels above and below, the rim with a band of similar imitation calligraphy, a band of lobes below and similar band around the foot, 14th century, the underside of the bowl inscribed with an owner's name 'Daylam Shah b. 'izz al-Din Qunji' (some overlay missing, areas of slight corrosion)

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A PERSIAN SILVER OVERLAID BRONZE FOOTED CUP, the hemispherical bowl resting on a high flaring trumpet foot, the exterior of the bowl with a band of quatrefoil roundels divided by similar leafy vine, a band of small roundels above and below, the rim with a band of similar imitation calligraphy, a band of lobes below and similar band around the foot, 14th century, the underside of the bowl inscribed with an owner's name 'Daylam Shah b. 'izz al-Din Qunji' (some overlay missing, areas of slight corrosion)
5½in. (14cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

There is a very similar silver inlaid bronze footed cup in the Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin. It has the same composition on the side of the bowl consisting of a band of vertical hastae on a scrolling ground below the rim, while below that are eight rosettes between pearl bands (von Gladiss, A.H. and Kröger, J.: Metall, Stein Stuck, Holz, Elfenbein, Stoffe, Berlin - Museum für Islamische Kunst Loseblattkatalog, 1985, vol.2, no.319)

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