White Bronze
Simin Lakpour
"Sefid Ruy" Book


Metal Works in Iran Bastan Museum
Cast bowl, flat bottom, elongated convex shouldered body, straight rim

Western Iran
14th century AD
Height: 11.6 cm (4.64 in)
Rim diameter: 18.6 cm (7.44 in)

Decoration:
Below the rim, 4 parallel horizontal grooves are visible. The body surface is divided into multiple vertical compartments shaped as dahlia petals.

Patina:
Occurs mostly as glossy black stains, accompanied with wart-like green and brown corrosion.