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拍品专文
The inscription appears to consist of the repeated word al-thana (Praise [of God]).
This unusual ewer displays a combination of features some of which are very similar to those found in items attributed to Khorassan while others are more similar to the products of Fars. The overall shape, the construction, the application of the spout, and the band of figures in roundels alternating with inscription panels around the shoulder are all typical of Fars ewers (see for example one in the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, published by James Allan, Metalwork Treasures from the Islamic Courts, Doha, 2002, no.17, pp.62-3). The scrollwork with its split stems, the polygonal shape of the mouth, the rosettes around the foot and the cusped rather than lobed collar at the base of the neck are all much more typical of metalwork from Khorassan. The closest similarities can be found with a silver inlaid ewer in the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan (Paola Torre, "Metalli Islamici" in Museo Poldi Pezzoli tessuti - sculture - metalli islamici, Milan, 1987, pp.276 and 281-284), attibuted there to Mesopotamia. The two have almost identical form. It is most likely that this is a very early example from Western Iran, made at a time when there was very strong influence from Khorassan.
This unusual ewer displays a combination of features some of which are very similar to those found in items attributed to Khorassan while others are more similar to the products of Fars. The overall shape, the construction, the application of the spout, and the band of figures in roundels alternating with inscription panels around the shoulder are all typical of Fars ewers (see for example one in the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, published by James Allan, Metalwork Treasures from the Islamic Courts, Doha, 2002, no.17, pp.62-3). The scrollwork with its split stems, the polygonal shape of the mouth, the rosettes around the foot and the cusped rather than lobed collar at the base of the neck are all much more typical of metalwork from Khorassan. The closest similarities can be found with a silver inlaid ewer in the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan (Paola Torre, "Metalli Islamici" in Museo Poldi Pezzoli tessuti - sculture - metalli islamici, Milan, 1987, pp.276 and 281-284), attibuted there to Mesopotamia. The two have almost identical form. It is most likely that this is a very early example from Western Iran, made at a time when there was very strong influence from Khorassan.