Bidspirit auction | A QAJAR PIERCED BRASS JAR,

A QAJAR PIERCED BRASS JAR, 19TH CENTURY. - A pierced brass vessel of Indo-Persian style. The jar is constructed from a copper-based alloy featuring extensive decorative piercing and silver damascene inlay. The body is decorated in several horizontal registers. The upper shoulder band consists of arched mihrab panels containing various standing and seated figures set against a dense foliate ground. Below this is a broad central frieze depicting equestrian hunters on horseback, courtly figures, lions, and deer. A continuous band of calligraphic script in Thuluth style is positioned towards the lower section. Further bands of figurative and foliate motifs continue towards the flared, pierced foot. The surface features intricate hand-engraved details to the figures and animal forms. H: Approximately 37cm