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Seljuk Dish Incised with al-Buraq - SP.586
Origin: Central Asia
Circa: 12
th
Century AD
to 13
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
1.25" (3.2cm) high
x 7" (17.8cm) depth
Collection: Islamic Art
Medium: Bronze, Copper Inlay
$2,500.00
Location: United States
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In the 9th century, hordes of nomadic Turkic
horseman living on the outskirts of the Muslim
world began to migrate westward into the heart
of Central Asia. By the 10 century, a branch
known as the House of Seljuk had broken off
from the Oghuz confederation of Turkomen
tribesmen, arrived into mainland Persia, and
settled in the province of Khurasan. Overtime,
the Seljuks converted to Islam and began to
adopt the Persian language and culture. In the
11th century, the Seljuks set up an independent
state under their leader Tugrul Bey with its
capital in Isfahan, initially under the auspices of
the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. The arts thrived
during the Seljuk period as the Turkic rulers
patronized Persian culture, arts, and literature.
Round bronze tray inlaid with copper. It has a
flat base and a raised everted flat rim. On the rim
is incised a Kufic inscription in six panels
interrupted by round medallions with floral
motifs. Inside, in the centre is al-Buraq, a
heavenly creature that carried the prophet
traditionally represented as a winged horse with
the head of a woman, surrounded by a copper
inlaid circle.
- (SP.586)
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