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LOT 1312
Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/8 in. (5.75 kg, 43.5 cm).
With a 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.
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LOT 1312
Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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