LOT 351 AYYUBID COPPER PYXIS
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Syria or Egypt, Ca. 1180-1300.A copper pyxis or inkwell. Possibly Ayyubid. Cylindrical with segmented detachable lid. The Pyxis has beautifully composed depictions of seated turbaned figures holding vessels. Figures similar to earlier Fatimid depictions and contemporaneous Ayyubid coins and manuscripts depicting Salahuddin. Possibly used as an inkwell or to hold perfumes or spices. Size: L:70mm / W:42mm; 70g. Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.Size: L:70mm / W:42mm; 70gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
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