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Lot 508 Dα

An Islamic mortar

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 1.062 € (incl. premium)

An Islamic mortar

Golden yellow cast bronze with engravings, remnants of pigment and verdigris. Of tapering form, decorated with two bands of lotus bud reliefs alternating with knot motifs in round medallions. The upper rim with a band of calligraphy, the lower with a meander. H 11.9, D 12.8 cm, weight c. 3.4 kg.
Khorasan, 13th - 15th C.

We would like to thank Dr. Verena Daiber (researcher on Islamic art history and Arab studies and curator or the Bumiller Art Foundation in Bamberg) for her kind help in dating this piece.

Provenance

Archaeological find, Afghanistan.