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Editorial Islamic, South Asian & Middle Eastern Week sales preview at Sotheby’s in London, UK, on 20th Oct, 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Preview of Sothebys Islamic, Indian, Middle East and South East Asian sales, LONDON, UK - 20 Oct 2023
Editorial Ewer, probably 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Khurasan, Copper; repouss?, gilded, H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm), W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm), D. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm), Wt. 30.4 oz. (861.9 g), Metal.
Editorial Sotheby's: Arts of the Islamic World & India Preview, Sotheby's, London, UK - 22 Oct 2021
Editorial Ewer with Arabic proverb, "Devotion fortifies action".
Editorial Khurasan Carpet Fragment.
Editorial Bowl, Wheel thrown earthenware, slip, underglaze painted in polychrome pigments under a transparent glaze, Red earthenware bowl with visible throwing rings. Thick round foot. Traces of slip on exterior. Interior rim painted with a rust-colored line. In...
Editorial Mortar, 12th century, Attributed to Iran, probably Khurasan, Bronze, H. 4 in. (10.16 cm), Diam. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Metal.
Editorial Ewer, probably 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Khurasan, Copper; repouss?, gilded, H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm), W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm), D. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm), Wt. 30.4 oz. (861.9 g), Metal.
Editorial Timur and his followers. Zafarnama. 1533. Timur and his followers in a ship returning to Khurasan with the cabins full of animals. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Zafarnama. Image taken from Zafarnama. Originally publish...
Editorial The live and dead dervishes. The two dervish friends of Khurasan who were walled up in a prison for two weeks, after which it was found that the strong man had died and the frail one survived. Gulistan. Bukhara, 1567. Source: Or. 5302, f.58. Language: ...
Editorial Bird-shaped oil lamp, late 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Khurasan, Bronze; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver and copper, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Metal, The bird headed handle of this lamp was cast separately from its three spouted body. Oil...
Editorial Auger, decorated with marquetry, arabesques, animals and Naskhi script. The molded object has a flat bottom and a wall that is cylindrical on the outside and octagonal on the outside. This runs up and down diagonally up and down and has a flat top. The...
Editorial Tube with nine decorated friezes, The driven object is tubular with an edge at the top. It has a carved, engraved decoration that is inlaid with silver and filled with a black paste. This ornament consists of nine continuous friezes placed one above th...
Editorial Oil Lamp (Cheragh), Ilkhanid dynasty (1256?1353), Early 13th century, Eastern Iran or Afghanistan, probobly Khurasan, Iran, Brass with engraved decoration, 14.8 x 13.6 x 7.1 cm (5 13/16 x 5 5 /16 x 2 13/16 in.).
Editorial The live and dead dervishes. The two dervish friends of Khurasan who were walled up in a prison for two weeks, after which it was found that the strong man had died and the frail one survived. Gulistan. Bukhara, 1567. Source: Or. 5302, f.58. Language: ...
Editorial Jug, 1100s. Iran, Khurasan, Nishapur, Seljuk Period, 12th century. Cast brass; diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); diameter of base: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.).
Editorial Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Humanheaded Inscriptions, 1300-1350. Iran, Khurasan, Ilkhanid period, 14th century. Hammered sheet of brass inlaid with silver; overall: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.).
Editorial The live and dead dervishes. The two dervish friends of Khurasan who were walled up in a prison for two weeks, after which it was found that the strong man had died and the frail one survived. Gulistan. Bukhara, 1567. Source: Or. 5302, f.58. Language: ...
Editorial Ulugh Beg dispensing justice in Khurasan. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Mirkhvand's Rawzat al-Safa. Rawzat al-Safa. Turkey, 1599. Source: Or. 5736, f.346v. Language: Persian.
Editorial The live and dead dervishes. The two dervish friends of Khurasan who were walled up in a prison for two weeks, after which it was found that the strong man had died and the frail one survived. Gulistan. Bukhara, 1567. Source: Or. 5302, f.58. Language: ...
Editorial Bird-shaped oil lamp, late 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Khurasan, Bronze; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver and copper, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Metal, The bird headed handle of this lamp was cast separately from its three spouted body. Oil...
Editorial Ewer with Arabic proverb, "Devotion fortifies action".
Editorial Khurasan Carpet Fragment.
Editorial Bird-shaped oil lamp, late 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Khurasan, Bronze; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver and copper, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Metal, The bird headed handle of this lamp was cast separately from its three spouted body. Oil...
Editorial Low Table or Stand, 12th?13th century, Found Iran, Khurasan, Bodjnurd, Stonepaste; molded and modeled decoration, monochrome glazed, H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm), Ceramics, As potters explored the properties of the recently introduced stonepaste, they learn...
Editorial Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, 11th century, Made in Iran, possibly Khurasan, High-tin bronze alloy; cast, chased, and drilled, H. 25 1/8 (63.8 cm) , Metal, Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Naqqash, The most interesting...
Editorial Tiraz Fragment, ca. 892?902, Attributed to Eastern Iran or Khurasan, Silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); plain weave, embroidered, Textile: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Like many tiraz textiles, the kufic inscription embroidered acros...
Editorial 'The Tortoise', Folio from an `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, second half 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Khurasan, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Page:H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Codices.
Editorial Bottle with Sprinkler Top, second half 12th century, Attributed to Iran, Khurasan, Quaternary alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver and copper, H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4cm), Metal, Bottles of this form often contained bath oils. The knobs protruding from...
Editorial 'Portuguese' Carpet with Maritime Scenes, 17th century, Made in Northeastern Iran, Khurasan, Cotton (warp, weft, and pile); wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Carpet: L. 161 3/4 in. (410.8 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This is one of a group of unusual ca...
Editorial The Vase vesovali, from Khurasan (Afghanistan) around 1200. Decorated with complex atsrological imagery. Twelve roundels around the bowl each contain the personificaion of a planet with the sign of the zodia representing its day or night house. The fig...