A FINE SIIRT SILVER INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK with waisted body rising from vertical base, the slightly concave shoulder rising to a tubular neck, the mouth mirroring the body, the body engraved and inlaid with a broad band of scrolling vine around mounted huntsmen, falconers and polo players divided by complex interlaced vine roundels, a band of naskh calligraphy above and below interrupted by roundels, the base with vine interlace, the shoulder extremely rubbed, the neck with a band of plaited interlace, the mouth with a naskh inscription with human-headed hastae, mid 13th century (variously rubbed, very little inlay remaining)

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A FINE SIIRT SILVER INLAID BRASS CANDLESTICK with waisted body rising from vertical base, the slightly concave shoulder rising to a tubular neck, the mouth mirroring the body, the body engraved and inlaid with a broad band of scrolling vine around mounted huntsmen, falconers and polo players divided by complex interlaced vine roundels, a band of naskh calligraphy above and below interrupted by roundels, the base with vine interlace, the shoulder extremely rubbed, the neck with a band of plaited interlace, the mouth with a naskh inscription with human-headed hastae, mid 13th century (variously rubbed, very little inlay remaining)
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar candlestick is in the Nuhad es-Said Collection (Allan, J.W.: Islamic Metalwork, the Nuhad Es-Said Collection, London, 1982, no.7, pp.58-61). Both have figural roundels depicting horsemen engaged in a variety of pastimes. In his catalogue, Dr. Allan makes clear the reasons for attributing the group to Siirt.

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