Bowl
1375-1400 (made)
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Bowl with curved base, brass with silver and gold inlay, design in horizontal registers and roundels, with Arabic inscriptions, trellis pattern and five figural scenes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | The silver and gold inlaywork is much depleted, particularly the gold. Thin gold outlining survives around many of the faces. |
| Brief description | Metalwork; Bowl, brass with silver and gold inlay, design in horizontal registers and roundels, with Arabic inscriptions, trellis pattern and figural scenes, probably Fars province, Iran, c.1375-1400 |
| Physical description | Bowl with curved base, brass with silver and gold inlay, design in horizontal registers and roundels, with Arabic inscriptions, trellis pattern and five figural scenes. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | THREE BOWLS
Brass with remains of gold and silver.
PERSIAN; 14th century(Used until 10/2002) |
| Historical context | Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/ 1170. |
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| Bibliographic reference | A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, 8th-18th Centuries (London: HSMO, 1982) pp.220-222 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 453-1888 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2003 |
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