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PROBABLY MESOPOTAMIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
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AN EARLY ISLAMIC BRONZE EWER
PROBABLY MESOPOTAMIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Of drop form with trough spout, each end of the scrolling handle terminating in a deer's head, the body with a broad band of bold stylised scrolling vine culminating at the belly with a large floral motif set with copper-inlaid roundels, areas of rubbing, small losses
13 ½in. (34.3cm.) high
PROBABLY MESOPOTAMIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Of drop form with trough spout, each end of the scrolling handle terminating in a deer's head, the body with a broad band of bold stylised scrolling vine culminating at the belly with a large floral motif set with copper-inlaid roundels, areas of rubbing, small losses
13 ½in. (34.3cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi, by repute since the 1980s; sold Christie's, London, 7 April 2011, lot 6 Where acquired by the present owner
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