A MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CYLINDRICAL VESSEL, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 13TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
June 10, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID BRASS CYLINDRICAL VESSEL, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 13TH CENTURY
of cylindrical form, the body with monumental silver-inlaid calligraphic band amidst vegetal scrolls with silver-inlaid leaves and black composite ground, between two foliate roundels, underside with incised design, hinge to body, lacking lid
7.2cm. height; 8.6cm. diam.
inscriptions
‘The high authority, the great, the responsible’