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254 - Ayin mirror with confronting sphinxes, Eastern Iran, Khorasa…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Ayin mirror with confronting sphinxes, Eastern Iran, Khorasan, 13th century Cast bronze disc decorated with two sphinxes standing back to back on either side of a central hanging knob, against a background of foliage. An inscription of greetings in kufic Arabic runs around the rim. Diameter: 10.4 cm Oxidation. Mirrors very similar to this one are held in public collections such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (Inv. 928-1886 and 442-1887) and the Musée du Louvre in Paris (OA 3945, OA 7871/72 and AD 14918, from which our mirror appears to take its inscription).
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About the sale Archaeology & Arts of Islam and India
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Auction time 06/26/2026 at 1:30 PM
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