A TINNED COPPER ALLOY BOWL WITH EPIGRAPHIC BAND...
A TINNED COPPER ALLOY BOWL WITH EPIGRAPHIC BAND
Possibly Ayyubid Syria, 12th century
Of compressed globular shape, on plain base, with narrowing shoulders and straight reinforced rim, below the rim a decorative band consisting of two braided fretwork strips framing epigraphic cartouches, interlocking vegetal medallions and split palmettes, all common motifs appreciated in the later Mamluk period, 15.5cm diam.
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A TINNED COPPER ALLOY BOWL WITH EPIGRAPHIC BAND
Possibly Ayyubid Syria, 12th century
Of compressed globular shape, on plain base, with narrowing shoulders and straight reinforced rim, below the rim a decorative band consisting of two braided fretwork strips framing epigraphic cartouches, interlocking vegetal medallions and split palmettes, all common motifs appreciated in the later Mamluk period, 15.5cm diam.
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