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Lot 212

A fine calligraphic bronze Bowl
Deccan, India, 16th Century

8 April 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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A fine calligraphic bronze Bowl
Deccan, India, 16th Century

of deep rounded form with slightly everted rim on splayed circular foot, the interior engraved with three concentric bands of calligraphic inscriptions around a central roundel, the exterior with lobed medallions comprising floral patterns with suspended palmettes alternating with floral quatrefoil motifs interspersed with a scrolling tendril, within chevron motif borders, elongated chevron band to foot
8.5 cm. height; 10.7 cm. diameter

Footnotes

The inscriptions comprise: in the outer band, Qur'an, sura CIX (al-kafirun) and sura CXIV (al-ikhlas); followed by an invocation to Imam 'Ali, "O Murtaza 'Ali!"(Ya Murtaza 'Ali!)

For other footed bowls of similar form, see M. Zebrowski, Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p. 343, nos. 561 and 562.

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