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Terracotta Fragments with Residue of Gilding, Persia, 12th C

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:450.00 EUR Estimated At:720.00 - 900.00 EUR
Terracotta Fragments with Residue of Gilding, Persia, 12th C
Terracotta
Probably Persia, 12th Century
Residue of gilding
Partially with coloured glass
Length: 1.8 to 3.5 cm
Provenance: ex-collection F.R. Martin, thence Austrian private collection

This small collector’s set comprises eight small moulded tiles and various fragments made from terracotta. They show partial residue of colour and gilding as well as coloured glass. All pieces show perforations, which suggest that they might have been worn as pendants or as parts of a necklace.

All pieces are in a fair state of preservation according to their age. They show material loss and the original colour and gilding is only partially still visible. The eight square tiles measure 2.7 x 2.7 cm. The five fragments measure between 1.8 cm and 3.5 cm.

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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