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
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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds[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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