A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze ewer Persia, 12th CenturyA Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze ewer Persia, 12th Centurywith cylindrical body, flat shoulder and truncated conical neck rising to a tapering spout, with simple handle, engraved and decorated in silver-inlay to the body with a band of inscriptions, below roundels and medallions containing interwoven geometric patterns, the shoulder with inscription filled cartouches interspersed by floral motifs, the neck with inscriptions and floral motifs, the spout with vegetal scrollwork 29.5 cm. highInscriptions: to the neck, in Kufic, repeat of wa al-salamah wa al-tammah wa bi'l-yumn wa, 'and well-being and plenitude and with good-fortune and'; around the shoulder, in cursive, al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa al-dawlah/ wa al-sa'adah wa al-sala/mah wa al-shifa'ah li-sahibihi, 'Glory and prosperity and wealth and happiness and well-being and (Prophet's) intercession to its owner'; around the body, in Kufic, al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa al-dawlah wa al-sa'adah wa al-salamah wa al-baqa'... 'Glory and prosperity and wealth and happiness and well-being and long-life ...' and li-sahibihi al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa al-dawlah wa al-sa'adah, 'To its owner glory and prosperity and wealth and happiness.'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.