AFGHANISTAN, 10TH CENTURY
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A FINE GHAZNAVID HIGH TIN BRONZE BOWL
AFGHANISTAN, 10TH CENTURY
Of hemispherical shape, the exterior finely engraved with a wide band of stylised kufic below one plain, one floral band, a lower band with pairs of animals separated by rosettes, the base with a six pointed star with pairs of doves and seated human figures on a scrolling foliate ground, enclosing a central roundel with a feline attacking an antelope
9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam.
AFGHANISTAN, 10TH CENTURY
Of hemispherical shape, the exterior finely engraved with a wide band of stylised kufic below one plain, one floral band, a lower band with pairs of animals separated by rosettes, the base with a six pointed star with pairs of doves and seated human figures on a scrolling foliate ground, enclosing a central roundel with a feline attacking an antelope
9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam.