Dish
Dish
1150 - 1220 (made)
1150 - 1220 (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 double fillets and incurving sides, enclose sections of the epigraphic frieze. These are spaced by six roundels which enclose bi-focating stalks.
The engraved decoration of the base features a circular band of intersecting arches with buds at the interces. Next is a moulded groove and another circular band inlaid with copper, enclosing a woman-headed, winged lioness on a foliate scrolling ground. The tail curves over the back.
On the underside, four concentric double fillets have been engraved. At the centre a small roundel has been re-engraved.
The outer side has six epigraphic sections and roundels matching the pattern on the flat rim.
On the rim, six cartouches with double fillets and incurving sides, enclose sections of the epigraphic frieze. These are spaced by six roundels which enclose bi-focating stalks.
The engraved decoration of the base features a circular band of intersecting arches with buds at the interces. Next is a moulded groove and another circular band inlaid with copper, enclosing a woman-headed, winged lioness on a foliate scrolling ground. The tail curves over the back.
On the underside, four concentric double fillets have been engraved. At the centre a small roundel has been re-engraved.
The outer side has six epigraphic sections and roundels matching the pattern on the flat rim.
Object details
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| Title | Dish |
| Materials and techniques | Cast and turned brass with engraved decoration partly inlaid with copper. Patina: all patina now removed; the surface a brassy yellow, darkened in the pock-marked areas. |
| Brief description | Dish, cast brass, engraved decoration with traces of copper inlay, Khurasan, Iran, 1150-1220 |
| Physical description | Flat base, low, slanting sides slightly waisted half-way up, and a flat everted rim. On the rim, six cartouches with double fillets and incurving sides, enclose sections of the epigraphic frieze. These are spaced by six roundels which enclose bi-focating stalks. The engraved decoration of the base features a circular band of intersecting arches with buds at the interces. Next is a moulded groove and another circular band inlaid with copper, enclosing a woman-headed, winged lioness on a foliate scrolling ground. The tail curves over the back. On the underside, four concentric double fillets have been engraved. At the centre a small roundel has been re-engraved. The outer side has six epigraphic sections and roundels matching the pattern on the flat rim. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh |
| Object history | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh, F.S.A., 30 March 1954 Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.32-1954 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2003 |
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