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Lot 513 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: 2.000 € - 3.000 €

An Islamic mortar

Engraved cast bronze with silver and copper inlays, remnants of red pigment and verdigris, primarily on one side. Of tapering form with a protruding base. The upper section decorated with silver calligraphy, the lower section - separated by a raised band - decorated with game animals amid spiralling tendrils and four round medallions with silver and copper inlays. The base concave due to usage, a hole to the edge of the base, cracks. H 11.5, D 15.3 cm, includes a pestle with silver and copper damascene, weight with pestle c. 4.2 kg.
Khorasan, 12th - 13th C.