KHORASAN BRONZE OIL LAMP ON STAND

Ca. AD 1100 - 1200 A pretty example of a cast bronze oil lamp from Khorashan, decorated with a moulded bird on the top of handle. The body of the lamp is rounded, with high pedestal and flat base and an elongated spout with a wide, shallow mouth. The body and the stand are decorated with Kufic inscriptions and incised medallion with rosette. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 53.204.2
Size: 190mm x 135mm; Weight: 570g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.

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Estimate: GBP 150 - 300