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Bronze bowl - MS.480
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 975 BC to 1187 AD
Dimensions: 5" (12.7cm) high x 10.5" (26.7cm) depth
Collection: Islamic Art
Style: Ghznavid
Medium: Bronze

Additional Information: Hong-Kong

Location: Great Britain

Description

Large hemispherical bronze bowl with stylised islamic inscription in kufic engraved above a series of quails in a row. The Ghaznavid Empire was a Khora?anian founded by a dynasty of Turkic mamluk (soldier-slaves) origin, which existed from 975 to 1187. It was centered in Ghazni, a city in present day Afghanistan, and ruled much of Persia, Transoxania, and parts of present day Pakistan. - (MS.480)

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