White Bronze
Simin Lakpour
"Sefid Ruy" Book


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

Khorasan
10-11th century AD
Height: 9.5 cm (3.8 in)
Rim diameter: 23.6 cm (9.44 in)

Decoration:
A row of dotted circles bellow the rim. On the body, intersecting lines forming lozenges in the middle, of which dotted circle are incised. These patterns ornate the outer surface of the bowl and are both incised and carved.

Patina:
Wart-like green corrosion and scattered glossy black stained patches cover the entire surface of the bowl.