A SELJUK ENGRAVED BRONZE EWER (MASHRABE), KHORASAN, IRAN/ AN...

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A SELJUK ENGRAVED BRONZE EWER (MASHRABE),
KHORASAN, IRAN/ ANATOLIA
12TH CENTURY. With cylindrical body with tubular neck, engraved with Kufic calligraphic panels, slightly domed shoulder decorated with roundels and dots, a central medallion with lobed edges featuring a zoomorphic figure (siren), portraying a winged lion with a human head and a dog's tail, plain curved handle ROBERT KIME COLLECTION
DIMENSION
Mount 10 cm
Neck 11 cm
Height 33cm
9 cm dia inward base
Body 20 cm dia
1760 gr
Mantikore, Lamassu or Griffin were favourite decorative motifs in the ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean lands.
On the band consist
Al-izza wa al-iqbal, wa al-dawlawa al-saada, fi ya wa-al- salama, wa al-ni’ma wa al-kirama wa al-baqa li sahibihi
With Good-fortune and Blessing and Joy and Wealth and Happiness and Well-being and Health and Generosity and Long life to its owner’