Lot 515 D α

An Islamic mortar

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.125 € (incl. premium)

An Islamic mortar

Engraved cast bronze with red pigment and traces of sinter on the interior and base. With protruding base and rim. Decorated with calligraphic inscriptions in cartouche motifs amid tendrils in three sections separated by horizontal mouldings. The base and rim with calligraphic inscriptions separated by depictions of birds in medallions on hatched backgrounds. H 13, D 18.7 cm, weight c. 4.6 kg.
Attributed to Iran, presumably 14th C.

Literature

Cf. Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, p. 47.
Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum London, acc. no. 948-1886.