Large deer dish, Western Iran, Aghkand, 12th - 13th century - Lot 169

  2. Result
  3. Large deer dish, Western Iran, Aghkand, 12th - 13th century - Lot 169
  4. Lot n° 169 
Lot n° 169
Go to lot
Estimation :
10000 - 15000 EUR
Result with fees
Result : 12 160EUR
Large deer dish, Western Iran, Aghkand, 12th - 13th century - Lot 169
Large deer dish, Western Iran, Aghkand, 12th - 13th century Circular dish on a circular foot with a domed wing in engobed clay ceramic with engraved decoration of four deer on a background of foliage scrolls around a central medallion with four-lobed decoration. The wing is decorated with a frieze of triangles formed by two facing palmettes, the interstices furnished with squared spandrels as on the cavet. Diameter: 55.5 cm Broken into three pieces and glued back together, a few chips. A dish produced using the same technique, with the same deer iconography and decorative elements of rinceaux and marli with a frieze of similar triangles, was sold on December 16, 2006 at Boisgirard-Antonini (lot 22). This dish is an important representative of the group of so-called Aghkand ceramics produced in 12th - 13th century western Iran. Named after a village in present-day Azerbaijan, these pieces are made from engobed clay paste and can be recognized by their incised sgraffito decoration enhanced by ochre, green and brown glazes. The subject matter is predominantly animal (birds, felines, hares, cattle, deer), but also includes rare fantastical creatures such as the figure of al-Buraq on a bowl from the Tareq Rajab Museum in Kuwait (CER2123TSR), or human creatures such as on a bowl from the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1958-127-1). The animal is generally presented against a background of intense green foliage, and the decoration is often complemented by geometric friezes on the edges of the pieces. The image of the deer, shown here four times in full run around the central roundel, is familiar from several museum and market pieces: a bowl from the Museo d'Arte Orientale in Turin shows an ibex also seized in full movement, while a dish sold at Boisgirard - Antonini on December 16, 2006 (lot 22) features a stag with abundantly branched antlers and a coat speckled with small spots, as in our animals. Both pieces feature the classic green foliage backdrop, and the edges are adorned with a frieze of colored triangles. The originality of our dish lies in the multiplication of the motif, which gives life and animation to the surface, as well as in its exceptional diameter, which raises questions as to the initial function of this order. A copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report will be given to the purchaser. A Large Dish with Deers, Western Iran, Aqkand, 12th-13th century Philippe Magloire Collection - Lots 132 to 207
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue