Lot 101: AN OTTOMAN ARMENIAN SILVER HOLY WATER SPRINKLER (ASPERSORIUM), TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY
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of piriform on a splayed foot, the slightly tapering neck rising from a spherical element, decorated in repoussé with a series of medallions alternately containing flowerheads, above and below panels containing floral vines, the neck with undulating vines, the foot with inscription in Armenian.
30 cm. high; 190 g.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Ana and James Melikian.
Inscriptions: Yeghisapet Mahdesi Garabedi dustry, ‘Elizabeth daughter of Mahdesi Garabed’.
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