Lot 193
A Seljuk bronze Mirror probably Anatolia, 13th Century,
10 April 2008, 14:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Find your local specialistA Seljuk bronze Mirror
probably Anatolia, 13th Century,
probably Anatolia, 13th Century,
the spiralling ribbed handle with bud terminal, the forte pierced, surmounting a circular plate incised with a central radial sun-burst, surounded by a band of continuous chain motif, within an inscription-filled border with alternating leaf and floral rosettes at equal junctions
23.7 cm. long
23.7 cm. long
Footnotes
The inscription consists of a repetition of: 'The most great...'.
For a similar bronze mirror, see Fulya Bodur, The Art of Turkish Metalworking, Istanbul, 1987, no. A.30; Nazan Olcer, The Anatolian Seljuks, in David J. Roxburgh (ed.), Turks: A journey of a thousand years, 600-1600, London, pp. 123-125, figs. 72 and 73. Another was sold at Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, London, 5th April 2006, lot 163.