Coin Bowl

CultureIran
Titles
  • Coin Bowl
Datecoin, Qajar Iran, 1914; bowl, Pahlavi Iran, c. 1970s
MediumSilver; repoussé and engraved
Dimensions3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (1.9 × 7 × 6.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Louise Nasr
Object number2024.290
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceLouise Nasr, Houston, early 1970s [1]; given to MFAH, 2024.

[1] Louise Nasr received the bowl in Iran as a gift and brought it to New York.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Coin, front: Al-Sultan Ahmed Shah Qajar, Padishah Iran, 1332 AH [1914]. Coin, reverse: Do Hazar Dinar [two thousand dinar].

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