White Bronze
Simin Lakpour
"Sefid Ruy" Book


Metal Works in Iran Bastan Museum
Hammered bowl, convex bottom, convex body, in-turned rim

Khorasan
12th century AD
Height: 10.2 cm (4.08 in)
Rim diameter: 23.6 cm (9.44 in)

Decoration:
Outer surface of the vessel is decorated with dotted circles aligned in jagged horizontal rows and scattered among the rows. Inside displays dense concentric dotted circles. These are repeated in a row along the rim. Patterns are incised.

Patina:
Coalesced wart-like brown and green corrosion; vessel is broken in several places, leaving sharp edges.