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Lot 509 Dα

A large Islamic mortar

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 11:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection II
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.750 € (incl. premium)

A large Islamic mortar

Cast bronze with minimal remnants of earlier polychromy, raw patina presumably caused by sintering. Cylindrical form with protruding angular upper and lower rims. Decorated with two staggered rows of nine raised teardrop motifs. Some slight greenish corrosion, the base rounded due to use. H 20.4, D 27 cm. Weight c. 26 kg.
Khorasan, 10th - 13th century.