A Khorasan copper-inlaid bronze bull's head ewer Persia, 12th CenturyA Khorasan copper-inlaid bronze bull's head ewer Persia, 12th Centuryof flattened oval form on a splayed foot, the strap handle with knop thumb rest, the neck with moulded ring rising to the spout in the form of a bull's head with curved horns, the body engraved and decorated in copper inlay, with inscriptions and pairs of confronting birds, the sides in openwork with confronting birds on vegetal interlace 19 cm. highInscriptions: undeciphered.For a Khorasan bronze ewer featuring a comparable bull's head spout in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see A. S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, 8-18th Centuries, London, 1982, p. 52, no. 16. A further bull-headed ewer dated to the 12th century was sold at Christie's, Islamic & Indian Works of Art & Textiles, 27 April 2012, lot 734.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.