White Bronze
Simin Lakpour
"Sefid Ruy" Book


Metal Works in Iran Bastan Museum
Bowl, convex bottom, convex body, straight inturned rim

Khorasan
10-11th century AD
Height: 9.4 cm (3.76 in)
Rim diameter: 20 cm (8 in)

Decoration:
The inner surface is decorated with intersecting and parallel circles and half-circles together with dotted circles. outer surface is decorated with hot-filled triangles scattered more densely on the bottom. All the patterns are executed with chisel.

Patina:
Glossy black stained patches and wart-like green corrosion are visible on the entire surface of bowl.