Lot Essay
The pulley at the base of the handle is most unusual; it would be interesting to know its function.
NORTH EAST PERSIA, 11TH CENTURY
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A KHORASSAN COPPER INLAID WHITE BRONZE EWER
NORTH EAST PERSIA, 11TH CENTURY
With spherical body rising from the short cylindrical foot, the tubular neck with high rising trough spout, a handle linking the body and lip, the body completely undecorated, the underside of the foot with a recessed dome, the neck engraved with rosettes within a border of stylised kufc calligraphy, the rope-pattern band above with copper-inlaid circles, the top of the spout with applied panels, the handle engraved with rope and other designs incorporating recessed beads, a pulley wheel incorporated into the base of the handle, the ball thumbpiece with rounded knop, pendant crescents at the base of each panel linking the handle to the body, areas of encrustation and slight corrosion
11 1/8in. (28.3cm.) high
NORTH EAST PERSIA, 11TH CENTURY
With spherical body rising from the short cylindrical foot, the tubular neck with high rising trough spout, a handle linking the body and lip, the body completely undecorated, the underside of the foot with a recessed dome, the neck engraved with rosettes within a border of stylised kufc calligraphy, the rope-pattern band above with copper-inlaid circles, the top of the spout with applied panels, the handle engraved with rope and other designs incorporating recessed beads, a pulley wheel incorporated into the base of the handle, the ball thumbpiece with rounded knop, pendant crescents at the base of each panel linking the handle to the body, areas of encrustation and slight corrosion
11 1/8in. (28.3cm.) high