AN ILKHANID ENGRAVED BRONZE COFFER
IRAN, LATE 13TH/14TH CENTURY
AN ILKHANID ENGRAVED BRONZE COFFER IRAN, LATE 13TH/14TH CENTURY Of rectangular form with hinged coffered cover, each of the sides fashioned from a different sheet, engraved with a central panel of flowering vine around the figures of harpies within a broad border of similar flowering vine, the sides held together by applied brackets, the cover with central band of floral motifs around a rosette within further similar panels, the hinges with tulip lower terminals and eagle upper finials, handle missing, some brackets replaced and added, rubbed 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 x 4½in. (16.5 x 11.8 x 11.4cm.)
AN ILKHANID ENGRAVED BRONZE COFFER
IRAN, LATE 13TH/14TH CENTURY
AN ILKHANID ENGRAVED BRONZE COFFER IRAN, LATE 13TH/14TH CENTURY Of rectangular form with hinged coffered cover, each of the sides fashioned from a different sheet, engraved with a central panel of flowering vine around the figures of harpies within a broad border of similar flowering vine, the sides held together by applied brackets, the cover with central band of floral motifs around a rosette within further similar panels, the hinges with tulip lower terminals and eagle upper finials, handle missing, some brackets replaced and added, rubbed 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 x 4½in. (16.5 x 11.8 x 11.4cm.)
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