Lot 5538 - ibid146 Decorations and Various - online only - Tuesday, 24. September 2024, 11.00 AM
MORTAR
Persia, 12th century.
Bronze with dark and reddish patina. Octagonal shape on a slightly flared base with a wide bottom and lip. Each side decorated with a medallion in the shape of a mehrab, six with harpies and two with peacocks. The rim and base with decorations in Kufic script on a ground of foliage, the lip additionally decorated with heart-shaped palmette medallions.
Ø 18.5 cm, H 14 cm.
CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)
Sold for CHF 1 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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