Title: Tray with Vertical Sides
Date: 10th or 11th century AD
Location: Greater Iran, Khurasan or Afghanistan
Materials: high-tin bronze, cast, with engraved and chip-cut decoration
Dimensions: 3.5 x 30cm
Accession Number: MTW 326
Other Notes:
The decoration is exquisitely simple: an eight-pointed star with a cruciform design of volutes set in a circle with trailing half-palmettes to fill the space between.
Bibliography:
J.M. Rogers, The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London 2010, cat.18, p.43.
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