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Lot 10R
An early Islamic bronze ewer Persia, 8th/ 9th Century
14 November 2023, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £8,000
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An early Islamic bronze ewer
Persia, 8th/ 9th Century
Persia, 8th/ 9th Century
of globular form on three feet with waisted fluted neck leading to a raised band and further flaring element, the everted rim lobed with split palmettes, the handle with six moulded ridges and surmounted by a pomegranate thumb-piece, the s-curved spout with mouth in the form of a flowerhead, engraved and decorated with geometric designs to neck and spout
32.5 cm. tall
32.5 cm. tall
Footnotes
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008).
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