SELJUK BRONZE VESSEL WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION

Ca. AD 1000 - 1200 A Seljuk bronze vessel with a large, inverted pear-shaped body and a short, everted rim is embellished with an incised arabesque motif on the main body and a Kufic inscription on the rim.
Size: 215mm x 125mm; Weight: 960g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.

300
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900