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Lot 509 Dα

An Islamic mortar

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 900 € (incl. premium)

An Islamic mortar

Engraved cast bronze with copper damascene, remnants of red pigment and verdigris. Of tapering form, decorated with two rows of lotus bud reliefs and slender tendril borders with some raised bands of copper inlays. H 13, D 14.5 cm, with pestle, weight with pestle c. 4.9 kg.
Khorasan / Western Afghanistan or Iran, 12th - 13th C.

Provenance

Archaeological find, Herat, Western Afghanistan.