17th-18th century AD. A bronze jar in early style with rounded underside, deep shoulder, short neck, everted flange rim, band of calligraphic text to the shoulder and roundels beneath with stylised birds. See von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012 for type. 1.6 kg, 13cm high (5"). Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired in London, in 1967. Fine condition.