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LOT 1043
Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/8 in. (5.75 kg, 43.5 cm).
With deep hemispherical bowl and three stub feet, two lateral trapezoidal flanges to the rim each with an arched handle; similar flange to forward edge with reserved panel of scrolled foliage; to the rear, flange with shallow median socket decorated with scrolled tendrils, two lateral discs each with a star of intersecting triangles; signed by Muhammad Bin Husayn
Provenance
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.150.
Private collection, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1043
Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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