Lot 86
A DECCANI BRONZE OIL CONTAINER
INDIA, DECCAN, 16TH CENTURY
Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
cast in the form of a bird with naturalistic details with extended tail, surmounted by a hoop on the neck, its beak with handle extended to the chest, the wings engraved with floral motifs
Dimensions
13.5cm high
Provenance
Private UK collection.
Footnote
This elegant bronze bird would have been used as an oil container from a lamp. For two very similar oil containers, see M. Zebrowski, Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, nos. 94 and 95.