LOT 511 An important Islamic mortarChased cast bronze with copper damascening and gilding. Octagonal section
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An important Islamic mortar Chased cast bronze with copper damascening and gilding. Octagonal section with broad, flaring upper and lower rims. The centre with two applied bands of moulding, the upper and lower rims decorated with eight raised elongated teardrop motifs. Richly decorated throughout with foliate tendrils, disc motifs and calligraphic inscriptions. Some excavation damage, sintering and greenish corrosion. H 14.5, D 23 cm. Weight c. 5.8 kg. Including a pestle with an engraved baluster finial and central rib. Attributed to Khorasan/Iran, 12th century. Provenance Archaeological find, Ghazni, Central Afghanistan. Literature A comparable example is housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, mus. no. 948-1886. Bedeutender islamischer Mörser Bronzeguss mit Ziselierung, Kupfertauschierung und Vergoldung. Oktogonal, tellerartig ausgestellter oberer und unterer Rand. Die Mitte der Wandung umlegt mit zwei strukturierten Profilbändern, auf dem oberen Rand acht längliche plastische Tropfenornamente. Reich dekoriert mit vegetabilen Ranken, Scheibenmotiven und Kalligrafie. Beschädigung durch Ausgrabung, Versinterung und Grünspan. H 14,5, D 23 cm. Gewicht ca. 5,8 kg. Beigegebenes schweres Pistill mit ziseliertem Balusterabschluss und Mittelwulst. Khorassan/Iran, zugeschrieben, 12. Jh. Provenienz Bodenfund Ghazni, Zentralafghanistan. Literatur Ein Vergleichsexemplar in der Sammlung des Victoria & Albert Museum London, Inv. Nr. 948-1886.
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