SELJUK / KHORASAN SILVER-INLAID INCENSE BURNER

Ca. AD 1100 -1200 An incense burner with a cylindrical body raised on three animal-shaped feet, surmounted by a domed lid with a knop finial. The body is decorated with silver-inlaid roundels depicting seated figures, surrounded by running animals and dense scrolling vegetal ornament. The lid is similarly embellished with figural medallions and stylised birds among arabesques, arranged in a radial composition around the central finial. The underside bears a circular medallion depicting an animal amid foliate scrollwork. Size: 240mm x 160mm; Weight: 1kg Provenance: Private UK collection; previously in the R.A. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimation:955,68€

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