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AN INSCRIBED GILT-WIRE-INLAID BRONZE VASE FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET
17TH CENTURY
The large vase is decorated with two bird-head handles to the shoulder and the neck and body are
decorated in relief with bands of taotie masks on a leiwen ground. A band of cicada lappets encircles the
lower body, and the foot is decorated with confronting kui dragons. The designs are all embellished with
gilt inlays. The rim, neck, and shoulder all bear an inscription in Arabic praising Allah, and the lappets are
interspersed with further Arabic roundels.
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high
£5,000-8,000 US$6,600-10,000
€5,900-9,300

明末清初 銅錯金仿古饕餮紋阿拉伯文雙耳瓶

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