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Bronze Mirror with Arabesque Decor, Khorasan, 12th/13th C

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:700.00 EUR Estimated At:1,120.00 - 1,400.00 EUR
Bronze Mirror with Arabesque Decor, Khorasan, 12th/13th C
Bronze
Khorasan, 12th or 13th Century
Floral relief decor with arabesque motif
With old collection number (F.R. Martin)
Diameter: 9 cm
Weight: approx. 97 grams
Good state of preservation
Provenance: ex-collection F.R. Martin, thence Austrian private collection

This bronze mirror was crafted in Khorasan in the 12th or 13th Century. It is adorned on one side with a symmetrical decor featuring flowers, foliage and arabesque patterns. There is a little loop in the centre through which the mirror can be attached to clothing. The underside is smoothly polished.

The bronze mirror is in a good state of preservation with signs of age and use. It shows partially a beautiful malachite coloured patina, here and there the decor shows light abrasions. The mirror has a diameter of 9 cm and a weight of approximately 97 grams.

Collection F.R. Martin
At the turn of the Century the Swedish scholar and art historian Fredrik Robert Martin (1868-1933) travelled through much of Persia. By the 1920s he had compiled an extensive and historically important collection of Islamic art, illustrating the craftsmanship of bygone dynasties. During his lifetime F.R. Martin authored many books on the subject of Islamic arts and crafts. Many of the items from the collection, about which an extensive catalogue was published, are nowadays held in the Medelhavsmuseet and the Ethnographical Museum in Stockholm. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
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