PAIR OF MEDIEVAL SELJUK RECTANGULAR TRAYS
Ca. AD 1100 - 1200.
A pair of Medieval Seljuk bronze copper alloy trays decorated with Kufic inscriptions and Muslim symbols on the body. The rectangular shape of the external frame is complemented by the internal concave part, which is octagonal. For similar see: Arte della civiltà islamica, la collezione Al Sabah, Kuwait, n. 1-3. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 300mm x 190mm; Weight: 1.6kg
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
