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Lot 1009 Dα

An Iranian mortar with calligraphy

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 6.448 € (incl. premium)

An Iranian mortar with calligraphy

Pale bronze alloy with dark brown patina, remains of red and ochre polychromy, silver inlays. Cylindrical vessel with flared base and rim. Decorated with three bands of ornament, two of which with calligraphy, and six "tears" in two rows. H 12.6, D 14 cm. Weight 3.4 kg. Including a later pestle.
13th - 14th C.

Provenance

Former Siegfried Kuhnke Collection, Munich.

Literature

Illus. in: Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, illus. 55/56.