Shallow dish

Silver dish with chased design of a large eagle surrounded by two angular cable designs alternating with two kufic inscriptions

Historical period(s)
11th century
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
H x Diam: 4.7 × 24.3 cm (1 7/8 × 9 9/16 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1950.6
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Vessel
Type

Dish

Keywords
eagle, Iran, kufic script
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Silver dish with chased design of a large eagle surrounded by two angular cable designs alternating with two kufic inscriptions

Published References
  • Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani. La Coupe d'Abu Sahl-e Farhad-Jerdi., March 1968. fig. 1.
  • Sheila Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom, Anne E. Wardwell. Re-evaluating the Date of the "Buyid Silks" by Epigraphic and Radiocarbon Analysis. vol. 22 Washington and Ann Arbor. pp. 5, 7.
  • Dr. Esin Atil, W. Thomas Chase, Paul Jett. Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, 1985. p. 267.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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