Lot Essay
The inscription reads: al-izz wa al-iqbal , wa al-dawla wa al-birr , wa al-sa'ada wa al- , wa al-shifa'a wa a (Glory and Prosperity and Wealth and Piety and Happiness and Intercession (of the Prophet))
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NORTH EAST IRAN, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
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A COMPOSITE KHORASSAN REPOUSSÉ BRONZE VASE
NORTH EAST IRAN, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
Of drop form with band of lappets around the neck below the pronounced flaring trumpet mouth, the body worked with an arcade containing alternately facing rabbits, a band of naskh benedictory inscription below divided by roundels, a further band with paired rabbits around the underside, the associated mouth with drop-shaped panels, areas of green patination and slight encrustation, mouth with repaired breaks
9in. (23cm.) high
NORTH EAST IRAN, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
Of drop form with band of lappets around the neck below the pronounced flaring trumpet mouth, the body worked with an arcade containing alternately facing rabbits, a band of naskh benedictory inscription below divided by roundels, a further band with paired rabbits around the underside, the associated mouth with drop-shaped panels, areas of green patination and slight encrustation, mouth with repaired breaks
9in. (23cm.) high
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