NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH CENTURY

细节

A KHORASSAN SILVER INLAID BRONZE CANDLESTICK
North east Iran, 12th century
Of faceted waisted octagonal form extruded to points at the corners of the flat shoulder with slightly sunken centre, the tubular neck with rounded mouth, each of the sides with inlaid scrolling leafy vine around a central roundel containing an enthroned figure, a band of benedictory inscription above and below, the shoulder with a band of meandering benedictory inscription enclosing a band of meandering leafy vine, the neck with complex interlaced strapwork, the mouth with further benedictory inscriptions, a few old repairs, generally good condition
10 1/8in. (25.6cm.) high

来源

Felix, Conde de Nave de Taco, probably acquired while he was in the Spanish embassy to St. Petersburg before 1914, thence by descent.

注意事项

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拍品专文

The inscription around the base reads:
al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa al-dawla [wa] a , l-sa'ada wa al-ni'ma wa la , l-qana'a wa al-shafa'a wa a a , l-tamma wa al-dawama wa al-ni , zama wa al-'afiya wa al-'izama wa a , l-shukr wa al-shakira wa a , l-nusra wa al-nasira wa al-rahma , wa al-thana wa al-baqa da'im li-sahibihi (Glory, prosperity, wealth, happiness, grace (of God), contentment, intercession (of the Prophet), fullness, endurance, order, health, determination, gratitude, gratefulness, success, victory, mercy, praise and long life to its owner for ever).

That around the lower shoulder:
al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa a a , l-dawla wa al-sa'a[d]a , wa al-ni'ma wa al-qana'a , wa al-shafa'a wa al , -l-tamma wa al-dawama , wa al-nizama wa al-'afiya , wa al-'izama wa al-dawa , ma wa al-baqa li-sahibihi (Glory, prosperity, wealth, happiness, grace (of God), contentment, intercession (of the Prophet), fullness, endurance, order, health, determination, endurance and long life to its owner).

The upper shoulder:
al-'izz wa al-iqbal , wa al-dawla wa a , l-sa'ada wa a , l-n'ima wa al , l-tamma wa al-r , l-dawama wa al-ta , wa al-nizama wa a , l-'afiya wa al-baqa (Glory, prosperity, wealth, happiness, grace (of God), fullness, endurance, order, health, and long life).

The mouth:
al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa al-dawla wa al-sa'ada wa al-ni'ima wa al-qana'a wa a a (Glory, prosperity, wealth, happiness, grace (of God) and contentment and )