DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 16TH CENTURY

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A CALLIGRAPHIC BRONZE BOWL
DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 16TH CENTURY
On circular flaring foot, the interior engraved in three calligraphic registers around a central roundel with praises to God and Muhammad, the exterior with lobed medallions comprising foliate motifs

3 ¼in. (8.3cm.) high; 4 ¼in. (10.7cm.) diam.

Provenance

Private collection, UK, 1980s.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

For similar vessels with calligraphic inscriptions, mostly made of bronze or tinned brass and attributed to the Deccan, Golconda or Aurangabad, 16th and 17th century, see Zebrowski, 1997, pp.338-343 and in particular cat.560, 561 and 562, p.343.

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