MAMLUK SILVER-INLAID COPPER-ALLOY BOTTLE

Ca. AD 1300 - 1500 A copper-alloy bottle with a bulbous, ovoid body resting on a low foot, surmounted by a cylindrical neck with a flaring mouth. The body is decorated in silver inlay with large pointed medallions enclosing symmetrical foliate arabesques, interspersed with eight-petalled rosettes and stylised palmettes. A band of small roundels encircles the upper shoulder, bordered by interlaced ornament. The neck is embellished with rosettes above a narrow twisted band. Size: 260mm x 130mm; Weight: 815g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously in the R.A. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards.

Estimación:358,73€

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