White Bronze
Simin Lakpour
"Sefid Ruy" Book


Metal Works in Iran Bastan Museum
Hammered Bowl, hemispherical, convex bottom, slightly convex body, straight rim

Niaval (lahijan), 1961
7-8th century AD
Height: 5.2 cm (2.1 in)
Rim diameter: 11.4 cm (4.6 in)

Decoration:
Three horizontal decorative grooves on the body

Patina:
Patches of glossy black stain and wart-like green and dark brown corrosion. A sharply broken part of the body is missing and the bottom of the bowl is cracked. Broken areas have sharp edges.