Dish
1300-1400 (made)
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Shallow brass dish engraved and inlaid with silver and gold. Overall design lattice like with tri-lobed motifs inside. Central rosette repousse with European heraldic shield decorated in red, blue and green enamel, possibly applied later.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | brass dish, engraved and inlaid with silver |
| Brief description | Middle East, Metalwork. Dish with raised central boss, brass with gold and silver inlay, with engraved decoration, European coat of arms added later, Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 1300-1400 |
| Physical description | Shallow brass dish engraved and inlaid with silver and gold. Overall design lattice like with tri-lobed motifs inside. Central rosette repousse with European heraldic shield decorated in red, blue and green enamel, possibly applied later. |
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| Object history | Similar dish with repousse rosette and coat of arms in the British Museum. |
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| Accession number | 7801-1862 |
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| Record created | May 30, 2002 |
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