A TIMURID CAST BRONZE DRAGONES-HEAD FINIAL HANDLE

PERIOD:
Late 15th Century
ORIGIN:
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
DIMENSIONS:
13 x12 Cm 
DESCRIPTION:
Composed of a central rounder in the structure of a single heart, each side enclosing a compassion-shaped double-headed dragon in the terminal with two indents near its tip, the base of the spirit symbolized mounted on the haft. 
Condition Report:
Patination throughout, some rubbing to the diagonally carved decoration on the handle. 
There are some minor cracks toward the dragon heads and one of the dragon heads has its horns blemished, however, the dragon’s head carved details are still intact, as viewed.
PROVENANCE:
Mansur HZ.P Collections
CERTIFICATE:
Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register