£1,500 - £2,000
A LARGE SAFAVID TINNED COPPER KASHKUL WITH DRAGON HEAD TERMINALS, 17TH CENTURY. -
A boat-shaped vessel known as a kashkul, traditionally associated with Sufi dervishes as a beggar's bowl. The piece is constructed from copper with a tinned surface. The exterior is decorated with intricate engraving, featuring a continuous horizontal band of calligraphic script in an Arabic-based script, likely Persian, set against a background of scrolling foliate motifs. The main body of the bowl is covered in a dense field of symmetrical floral and foliate arabesques, known as islimi patterns. The tapering ends are mounted with cast metal terminals in the form of dragon heads, detailed with open mouths, protruding tongues, and textured, scale-like surfaces. The vessel rests on a small, flattened oval base.
L: Approximately 54.8cm
H: Approximately 19cm
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