A BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT ISLAMIC SELJUK CAST BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR CIRCA 12TH CENTURY. cast with two winged sphinx on foliage bordered by a benedictory inscription in foliated kufic, addorsed sphynxes among sprays of foliage within abenedictory inscription band in kufic script reading al-‘izz wa al-baqa’ wa al-dawla wa al-baha (?) wa al-rafiya (?) … wa al-ghibta wa al-‘ala wa al-mulk … li-sahibihi, the centre with a raised attachment ring. Large numbers of circular mirrors with relief decoration in Chinese style were produced from the mid 11th century, perhaps because sand casting was introduced at that time from the east.
ISLAMIC CAST BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
1.000,00 $
A BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT ISLAMIC SELJUK CAST BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR CIRCA 12TH CENTURY. cast with two winged sphinx on foliage bordered by a benedictory inscription in foliated kufic, addorsed sphynxes among sprays of foliage within abenedictory inscription band in kufic script reading al-‘izz wa al-baqa’ wa al-dawla wa al-baha (?) wa al-rafiya (?) … wa al-ghibta wa al-‘ala wa al-mulk … li-sahibihi, the centre with a raised attachment ring. Large numbers of circular mirrors with relief decoration in Chinese style were produced from the mid 11th century, perhaps because sand casting was introduced at that time from the east.
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