R003645
Three gold-damascened steel trefoil finials
Each in the form of a trefoil with two attachment fittings on the bottom edge. Each inscribed with a name of God in Thuluth script against a scrolling floral vine; the lower section with a lotus flower and spinning blossoms among serrated saz leaves.
Origin
Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul
Date
ca. 1550
Height: 20.30 cm
Width: 12.30 cm
Provenance
Bonham's, Bond Street, Islamic sale, 07/10/2014, lot 108
Acquired there by AXIA
Exhibited / Published
Beauty and Belief, Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture, Bingham Young University Museum of Art, Provo, Utah, 24/4 to 29/9/2012