Maker: Unknown
Circular incised brass bowl with a flat base, with curved sides sloping inwards to the narrow, vertical rim. Made in three separate sections, comprising base, sides and rim.
The base is decorated with a quatrefoil inside a circle, surrounded by a radiating design of interlacing arabesques.
The sides are decorated with alternating oval and circular panels containing respectively inscriptions in nashki script, and a man seated on a throne flanked by two standing men wearing swords.
The rim is decorated with interlacing curved lines.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Diameter: 23.2 cm
Height: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
1300
-
1399
Accession number: O.23-1991
Primary reference Number: 201882
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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