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Lot 552 Dα

An Oriental mortar

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 1.000 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.125 € (incl. premium)

An Oriental mortar

Golden brown cast bronze with reddish brown patina to the interior and dark brown to the exterior. Of slightly tapering form with a protruding base. With one small hook and four ribs dividing a band of fine calligraphy that reads: "kulluhu [...] al-baraka al-kara[ma] al-‘izz lahu" (all [...] blessings, honour and strength for him). The base slightly concave due to usage. H 10.7, D 14.6 cm, weight c. 1.9 kg.
Eastern Iranian region, 10th C.

We would like to thank Dr. Verena Daiber (researcher on Islamic art history and Arab studies and curator or the Bumiller Art Foundation in Bamberg) for her kind help in dating this piece.

Wir danken Frau Dr. Verena Daiber (Wissenschaftlerin der islamischen Kunstgeschichte und Arabistik, Kuratorin Bumiller Art Foundation, Bamberg) für Deutung und Übersetzung der Schriftzeichen.