AN IRANIAN BRASS MAGIC BOWL

AN IRANIAN BRASS MAGIC BOWL

17TH/18TH CENTURY

The interior engraved with magic numbers and talismanic inscriptions, the central omphalos with a floral cartouche, the exterior decorated with the twelve zodiac signs framed between two continuous bands of naskh script, 643g, 18.9cm.

Provenance: purchased from Christie's, London, on 15th October 2004, lot 167.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE