An unusual Seljuk monochrome pottery Figural Vessel
Persia, 12th Century
Persia, 12th Century
depicting the heads and front legs of two elephants back to back with a large circular aperture between and a human figure on each side, the elephant with applied discs for ears and applied decorative ornament on the elephants, all standing on a rectangular platform base with crenellated edge, all under a turquoise glaze
15.9 x 8 x 10 cm.
15.9 x 8 x 10 cm.
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,900 - 8,300
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
€5,900 - 8,300
US$ 7,600 - 11,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: Formerly in the collection of P Abrami in the late 1940s.
The depiction of the elephants can be compared to those on the base of a ceramic lampstand of the same period that was sold recently at Sotheby's (Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, 14th April 2010, Lot 128).
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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