A large early Ottoman gilt-copper Basin
Egypt or Syria, 16th Century
Egypt or Syria, 16th Century
on a wide base with sloping shoulder and everted rim, decorated to sides with oval and circular cartouches containing dense interlacing arabesque, y-shape motifs and broad thuluth inscriptions in Arabic
45cm.diam
45cm.diam
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
Footnotes
- A later incised cartouche bears a Hebrew inscription with the name 'Rano Abraham' and the date AH 1135/ AD 1722-23.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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