White Bronze
Simin Lakpour
"Sefid Ruy" Book


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

Khorasan
13th century AD
Height: 12.7 cm (5.08 in) Rim diameter: 26.6 cm (10.64 in)

Decoration:
A row of jagged lines surround the rim; from the rim inward, ground patterns of the tray include:

First row: On background of vine scrolls and foliage, inscription in Thulth script contains words of good wish for the owner;
Second and third row: Geometrical patterns including vertical and horizontal parallel lines, combined with small pairs of half circles forming heart shapes in conjunction with the pairs below them;

Fourth row: Procession of animals (dog, rabbit, wolf and lion), some looking backward, is depicted on background of vine scrolls;
Fifth row: Inscription in Kufic script is repeated on back ground of vine scrolls;
Sixth row: Consisting of the circle amid the tray, this area is decorated with intertwined scrolls framing central chain pattern. Patterns are incised and engraved.

Patina:
Wart-like brown and green corrosion and glossy black patches are visible on both sides. The tray is broken and has been mended with an extraneous metal part.