TIMURID DRAGON HANDLED JUG

Ca. AD 1400 - 1500 A Timurid copper alloy globular-shaped jug resting on a short circular foot, rising to narrow shoulders and a tall cylindrical neck with a slightly everted lip. The sides feature a handle in the style of a dragon with a head and openwork tail, the body incised with a continuous decorative pattern of stylised lotus blooms and scrolling foliate stems against a hatched ground. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 91.1.607.
Size: 155mm x 180mm; Weight: 1.16kg
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500