A LARGE MAMLUK COPPER BASIN
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 11 December 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
with shallow rounded base and tall slightly inward sloping sides, the exterior engraved with alternating oval and circular cusped cartouches, four of which filled with inscriptions, comprising invocations to Allah, the others with a repeat ‘Y’ pattern lattice or cross-hatching
Dimensions
40cm diameter; 22.5cm high