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AN INSCRIBED GILT-WIRE-INLAID BRONZE VASE FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET 17TH CENTURY The large vase is decorated with two bird-head handles to the shoulder and the neck and body are decorated in relief with bands of taotie masks on a leiwen ground. A band of cicada lappets encircles the lower body, and the foot is decorated with confronting kui dragons. The designs are all embellished with gilt inlays. The rim, neck, and shoulder all bear an inscription in Arabic praising Allah, and the lappets are interspersed with further Arabic roundels. 16 in. (40.5 cm.) high