Bidspirit auction | MEDIEVAL KHORASAN COPPER ALLOY EWER

MEDIEVAL KHORASAN COPPER ALLOY EWER - Ca. AD 1100 - 1300. A Medieval Khorasan inscribed copper alloy ewer from Khorasan with gilded decorations. The ewer has a cylindrical body, flat shoulder, and tubular neck culminating in an upward-angled spout and ear-shaped handle. The exterior of the item is extensively decorated with intricate incised decoration and calligraphy, as well as repousse decorative motifs on the neck handle with incised dots. For similar see: Arte della civiltà islamica, la collezione Al Sabah, Kuwait, n. 63. Size: 340mm x 160mm; Weight: 1.6kg Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.