A KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRASS CASKET
PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRASS CASKET

NORTH EAST IRAN, 13TH CENTURY

细节
A KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRASS CASKET

NORTH EAST IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
Of slightly tapering rectangular form on bracket feet, the hinged pyramidal cover with tulip-shaped knop, the exterior with a series of arched panels decorated with continuous silver knotted repeats, the interstices filled with scrolling tendrils and bird roundels, the feet with scrolling arabesques, the cover with a band of benedictory naskh around the edge, the sides with similar decoration to the base, the reverse with a panel depicting two human figures, four panels with running animals below the knop, very slight loss of inlay
6½in. (16.5cm.) high
来源
Anon sale, in these Rooms, 17 October 1995, lot 246
刻印
Around the lid, al-dawala wa'la, al-salama al-sirr , wa al-'izz wa al-dawla ... al-'izz , al-dawla ...

荣誉呈献

Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse

拍品专文

A number of similar caskets to ours have been published. They have tapering sides on four feet pointing outwards from each corner, with flattened pyramidal lids. They are decorated predominantly with scenes of seated figures similar to those in cusped arch on the lid of our casket.

更多来自 伊斯兰及印度艺术

查看全部
查看全部