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LOT 1287
Timurid Engraved Iron Bowl
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (636 grams, 19.5 cm).
With rivetted sidewall and base, incised herringbone hatching, four roundels each with rosette to the centre and inscribed arch; repaired.
ProvenanceFormerly acquired in the 1980s.
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £280
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