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A late Timurid or early Safavid tinned-copper bowl Persia, late 15th/ early 16th century
A late Timurid or early Safavid tinned-copper bowl Persia, late 15th/ early 16th century of squat form tapering at the neck towards an everted rim, engraved and decorated to the body with inscription-filled cartouches interspersed by roundels on a ground of split palmette interlace, the neck with alternating inscription-filled cartouches and quatrefoils, the rim with foliate scrollwork, the base with inscription 25.4 cm. diam. Footnotes: Provenance Private UK collection, acquired at Sotheby's, 12 October 1981, lot 182. Inscriptions: the call to God to bless The Twelve Imams with owner's name as Haji Jalal ... ; Persian couplets, including one from a ghazal of Hafiz, others relating to wine cups, drinking and burning with the fire of love; to the base, three letters and the number 1282. For a comparable Timurid or early Safavid tinned-copper bowl sold at Sotheby's, see Arts of the Islamic World, 8 October 2014, lot 108. Important Notice to Buyers Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A late Timurid or early Safavid tinned-copper bowl Persia, late 15th/ early 16th century of squat form tapering at the neck towards an everted rim, engraved and decorated to the body with inscription-filled cartouches interspersed by roundels on a ground of split palmette interlace, the neck with alternating inscription-filled cartouches and quatrefoils, the rim with foliate scrollwork, the base with inscription 25.4 cm. diam. Footnotes: Provenance Private UK collection, acquired at Sotheby's, 12 October 1981, lot 182. Inscriptions: the call to God to bless The Twelve Imams with owner's name as Haji Jalal ... ; Persian couplets, including one from a ghazal of Hafiz, others relating to wine cups, drinking and burning with the fire of love; to the base, three letters and the number 1282. For a comparable Timurid or early Safavid tinned-copper bowl sold at Sotheby's, see Arts of the Islamic World, 8 October 2014, lot 108. Important Notice to Buyers Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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