MEDIEVAL SELJUK BRONZE EWER
Ca. AD 900 - 1100.
An Medieval Seljuk bronze ewer decorated with large, twisted grooves on its pear-shaped body. The jug tapers into a narrow neck, with the top of the jug in the form of an oil lamp. For similar see: Islamic Metalwork from Afghanistan (9th-13th century), n. 95.
Size: 200mm x 110mm; Weight: 520g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s.
