Author
Unknown (made)
Publication Date
1700
Subject
Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 18.4cm, Depth: 0.2cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
923-1884
Record ID
923-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1700
Notes
A circular bronze auguration table, engraved with the twelve zodiacal signs. There is an Arabic inscription on the back, invoking the blessings on the twelve imams of the Shiah, possibly Iran.
Sample Text
Note An Arabic inscription invoking the blessing on the twelve imams of the Shiah.
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Bronze
Fiziksel açıklama
AUGARATION TABLE. Bronze, circular, engraved with the12 sighs of the zodiac round magical square. (Sun and lion substituted for Virgo). On back, religious inscriptions invoking blessings upon the 12 imáms of the Shiah. From Cairo. Persian. Diam. 7 ¼ in. Bought (St. Maurice Collâ¿), 10s. Description taken from âList of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884â. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 88