Casket with Figural Imagery
The walls of this casket bear seated figures and musicians with coursing animals on the borders. Most of the silver inlay that once provided contrast to the forms has been lost, as craftsmen working in the mid-thirteenth century did not prepare metal sheets to receive precious metal, but simply incised outlines around the areas to be inlaid. The pseudo-calligraphy along the chamfered portion of the lid of this casket is purely decorative.
Artwork Details
- Title: Casket with Figural Imagery
- Date: mid-13th century
- Geography: Attributed to Iran
- Medium: Brass; worked metal sheet inlaid with silver
- Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) - Classification: Metal
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.564a, b
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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