Octagonal Cup

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (made)
Place of origin	Turkey (made)

Metalwork; Octagonal cup with hinged lid and narrow handle, brass with engraved decoration of Arabic calligraphy, knotwork and tulip sprays, reserved against punched ground, Ottoman Turkey, possibly 1750-1865

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Category	Metalwork
Object type	Octagonal cup
Brief description	Metalwork; Octagonal cup with hinged lid and narrow handle, brass with engraved decoration of Arabic calligraphy, knotwork and tulip sprays, reserved against punched ground, Ottoman Turkey, possibly 1750-1865
Dimensions	Height: 11cm Diameter: 8.8cm
Style	Ottoman
Associations	Paris Exhibition, 1867 Husayn Fahmi Cairo
Collection	Middle East Section
Accession number	1065-1869

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O382737/octagonal-cup-unknown/

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