A LARGE KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS BASIN
NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
A LARGE KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS BASIN NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH CENTURY The flat base with rounded sides recurving to the flaring sixteen-sided cusped rim, the centre with a roundel of intricate interlacing strapwork issuing from a central six-pointed star and with elegant rabbit-head terminals, around this a band of silver-inlaid naskh on a ground of scrolls, two interlacing cusped bands around this issuing alternating copper and silver-inlaid drop-shapes, the rim with a further band of silver-inlaid naskh interrupted by roundels containing flowerheads, the sides with four, probably later engraved, palmettes, restoration to base, areas of corrosion, considerable inlay remaining 17¼in. (43.7cm.) diam.
A LARGE KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS BASIN
NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
A LARGE KHORASSAN SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRASS BASIN NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH CENTURY The flat base with rounded sides recurving to the flaring sixteen-sided cusped rim, the centre with a roundel of intricate interlacing strapwork issuing from a central six-pointed star and with elegant rabbit-head terminals, around this a band of silver-inlaid naskh on a ground of scrolls, two interlacing cusped bands around this issuing alternating copper and silver-inlaid drop-shapes, the rim with a further band of silver-inlaid naskh interrupted by roundels containing flowerheads, the sides with four, probably later engraved, palmettes, restoration to base, areas of corrosion, considerable inlay remaining 17¼in. (43.7cm.) diam.
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