Publication Date
Ninth-tenth centuries AH / fifteenth-sixteenth centuries AD
Publication Place
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Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Subject
agate, gold; Carving, gilding, engraving, polishing
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع:6.8 القطر:12.3 العمق:-
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
GL.293.2004
Record ID
object;EPM;qt;Mus21;3;ar
Library Location
Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Date
Ninth-tenth centuries AH / fifteenth-sixteenth centuries AD
Notes
This cup or this small bowl is nothing but wonderful evidence of the level of mastery reached in the art of gemstone carving in Iran. The Persian name of the maker, Ahmed bin Shukrullah, appears on the piece, along with a group of cartouches containing poetic verses in the Persian language. This mug is a rare example of the use of agate. In the Iranian context, the cup (jam) has an important symbolic meaning in royal circles and is associated with Jamshid's divination cup.
Sample Text
Nicoletta Fazio "Bowl" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;3;ar
