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Lot 532 Dα

An Islamic mortar with a bull's head handle

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 6.500 € (incl. premium)
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An Islamic mortar with a bull's head handle

Engraved cast bronze with slightly worn golden brown patina, remnants of red pigment and verdigris. Of polygonal section with nine faces decorated with lotus bud reliefs beneath engraved niches. The handle formed as the head of a bull holding a ring. Wear to the engravings of the lower rim, the base slightly concave due to usage. H 13.3, D 16.4 cm, weight c. 7 kg.
Khorasan, 13th - 15th C.

Provenance

Archaeological find, Balkh, Northern Afghanistan.

Literature

Cf, Victoria and Albert Museum London, acc. no. 466-1876.