A silver and copper-inlaid brass high-spouted ewer, Khorassan, late 12th century, constructed out of sheet metal, beaten, engraved and inlaid, of characteristic form with cylindrical vertically-ribbed body tapering upwards and supported on a spreading waisted foot, the flattened shoulder joined to the neck by a sunburst moulding with crescent motifs between each of the sun's rays, the narrow cylindrical neck decorated with repoussé lions with further repoussé work on the faceted spout, square-section arched handle fixed below the mouth, the body and foot decorated with Kufic inscriptions in shaped cartouches and bands which follow the contours of the ribbed flanges with a series of regularly-spaced rosettes, the shoulder with a radial band of cursive script against a ground of engraved scrolls, vase designs in the spaces around the lion motifs on the neck, 42.5cm. highProvenance: Property of a Lady acquired Millon, Paris, Vente de Orientalisme 1120, 3 June, 2013See A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, "Islamic Metalwork for the Iranian World," 1982, pp. 116-118.Please refer to department for condition report