A FINE GHAZNAVID WHITE BRONZE BOWL, of rounded form, the interior carved with a central rosette roundel, the sides with a band forming a honeycomb hexagonal lattice of circular depressions between similar small dotted stripes, the exterior shallowly engraved with a band of arcading below a band of large concentric roundels containing similar smaller motifs, circa 11th century | Christie's

Lot 216

216

A FINE GHAZNAVID WHITE BRONZE BOWL, of rounded form, the interior carved with a central rosette roundel, the sides with a band forming a honeycomb hexagonal lattice of circular depressions between similar small dotted stripes, the exterior shallowly engraved with a band of arcading below a band of large concentric roundels containing similar smaller motifs, circa 11th century

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A FINE GHAZNAVID WHITE BRONZE BOWL, of rounded form, the interior carved with a central rosette roundel, the sides with a band forming a honeycomb hexagonal lattice of circular depressions between similar small dotted stripes, the exterior shallowly engraved with a band of arcading below a band of large concentric roundels containing similar smaller motifs, circa 11th century
7 1/8in. (18cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

The colour of the metal where it has been polished on the interior suggests not only a high tin content in the bronze, but also a high silver content.

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