Indigo crucible (vasme-jush)
Indigo Crucible
1000-1100 (cast)
1000-1100 (cast)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Bowl-shaped body with flat base.
Identical in shape and size to M.133-1929.
A lotus bud is moulded in low relief on the thumb-rest, surrounded by a scroll carrying trilobed palmettes.
A guilloche runs around the flat rim broken only at the point where the long narrow pouring lip joins the body. Ducks with flowing tails are engraved on the side flanges.
Patina: red brown to olive brown.
Identical in shape and size to M.133-1929.
A lotus bud is moulded in low relief on the thumb-rest, surrounded by a scroll carrying trilobed palmettes.
A guilloche runs around the flat rim broken only at the point where the long narrow pouring lip joins the body. Ducks with flowing tails are engraved on the side flanges.
Patina: red brown to olive brown.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Indigo crucible (vasme-jush) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze cast in one, turned and engraved. |
| Brief description | Bronze bowl shaped crucible with long pouring lip and large thumb-rest, with engraved champlevé designs. |
| Physical description | Bowl-shaped body with flat base. Identical in shape and size to M.133-1929. A lotus bud is moulded in low relief on the thumb-rest, surrounded by a scroll carrying trilobed palmettes. A guilloche runs around the flat rim broken only at the point where the long narrow pouring lip joins the body. Ducks with flowing tails are engraved on the side flanges. Patina: red brown to olive brown. |
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| Gallery label | INK-MORTAR.
Engraved bronze.
PERSIAN; 13th CENTURY.
Given by Sir Charles Marling, G.C.M.G.(Used until 10/2002) |
| Object history | Given by Sir Charles Marling, G.C.M.G., 25th July 1929. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Melikian-Chirvani, A.S.Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World,London:HMSO, 1982. p51. ISBN 0 11 290252 9 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.132-1929 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2003 |
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