Ghurid Silver Pectoral with Animals

CENTRAL ASIA, 13TH CENTURY A.D.

6 3/4 in. (90 grams, 17 cm).

Featuring curved sides and bottom, scalloped upper edge; median figure in textured hat flanked by two resting camels on a pounced field; applied loop to each upper corner; some old repairs.

Provenance

London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
with Bonhams, London, Islamic & India Art sale, circa 2015, p.45, lot 55.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202353.

Footnotes

Ghurid Dynasty metalwork is poorly represented when compared to the architecture of the period, and the majority of surviving pieces are items of jewellery mostly in Russian museum collections. The sculptural nature of the decoration of this repoussé sheet sets it apart from the more usual output of Iran at this time, recalling the fine silversmithing of the Sasanian period.

CONDITION

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