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Source Description
This calyx is decorated with an inscription band in naskhi script which is interspersed with rosettes around the rim. Below, intertwining bands with large roundels are filled with geometrical designs.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29902
label
Calyx on High Foot
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29902
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Calyx on High Foot
description
This calyx is decorated with an inscription band in naskhi script which is interspersed with rosettes around the rim. Below, intertwining bands with large roundels are filled with geometrical designs.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [from the Hamadan Treasure]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cups (drinking vessels)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.8
height
17.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/16 x Diam: 13/16 in. (12.8 x 17.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Translation] Lasting glory
perfect glory
increasing prosperity
thriving luck
authority
praise
honor
...[?]
authority
praise.
med
bronze, engraved and inlaid silver
creator_ids
3496
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
320
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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