Bidspirit auction | GHAZNAVID BRONZE DISH WITH KUFIC

GHAZNAVID BRONZE DISH WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION - Ca. AD 1100 - 1300.A bronze dish with a hemispherical, deep body, adorned with a central motif depicting a standing griffon, surrounded by a stylised vegetal pattern encircled by three engraved lines. The flared rim is decorated with a Kufic inscription, alternating with round medallions. For similar see: The Islamic Metalwork from Afghanistan, Valentina Laviola, n. 267.Size: 40mm x 160mm; Weight: 150gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.