Dish
Dish
1100-1200 (made)
1100-1200 (made)
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Flat base, low, slanting sides slightly waisted half-way up, and a flat everted rim.
On the rim, six cartouches with incurving sides, enclose sections of the epigraphic frieze. These are spaced by six roundels which enclose copper-inlaid moon crescents.
On the flat inner surface of the base, a roundel formed of an impressed groove and an outer fillet, encloses a round of three hares walking clockwise, their long ears joining. They stand out against a foliate ground. Framing the roundel, an epigraphic frieze is broken up into four sections with roundels enclosing copper-inlaid moon crescents in the intervals.
On the sides, six epigraphic cartouches are widely spaced and interpersed with roundels which enclose pairs of leafy stalks.
On the underside, four concentric groups of fillets have been engraved at wide intervals.
On the rim, six cartouches with incurving sides, enclose sections of the epigraphic frieze. These are spaced by six roundels which enclose copper-inlaid moon crescents.
On the flat inner surface of the base, a roundel formed of an impressed groove and an outer fillet, encloses a round of three hares walking clockwise, their long ears joining. They stand out against a foliate ground. Framing the roundel, an epigraphic frieze is broken up into four sections with roundels enclosing copper-inlaid moon crescents in the intervals.
On the sides, six epigraphic cartouches are widely spaced and interpersed with roundels which enclose pairs of leafy stalks.
On the underside, four concentric groups of fillets have been engraved at wide intervals.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Dish |
| Materials and techniques | Brass alloy has not been analysed. Patina: dirty brown allowing olive yellow hue of alloy to come through in some places. |
| Brief description | Dish, cast brass, engraved decoration with copper inlay, Iran, 1100-1200 |
| Physical description | Flat base, low, slanting sides slightly waisted half-way up, and a flat everted rim. On the rim, six cartouches with incurving sides, enclose sections of the epigraphic frieze. These are spaced by six roundels which enclose copper-inlaid moon crescents. On the flat inner surface of the base, a roundel formed of an impressed groove and an outer fillet, encloses a round of three hares walking clockwise, their long ears joining. They stand out against a foliate ground. Framing the roundel, an epigraphic frieze is broken up into four sections with roundels enclosing copper-inlaid moon crescents in the intervals. On the sides, six epigraphic cartouches are widely spaced and interpersed with roundels which enclose pairs of leafy stalks. On the underside, four concentric groups of fillets have been engraved at wide intervals. |
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| Object history | Purchased for 18s from Monsieur Jules Richard through Major Robert Murdoch Smith, 22 December 1875 Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Melikian-Chirvani, A.S. Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World London:HMSO, 1982, p107, ISBN 0 11 290252 9 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 537-1876 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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