Tray or table top inscribed with good wishes

Details

• Title

  Tray or table top inscribed with good wishes

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Afghanistan (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  12th - 13th century (1101 - 1300)

• Material and technique

  brass, engraved, and inlaid with copper and silver

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass;

  processed material › metal › copper;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  covered › inlaid;

  formed › cast

• Object type

  furniture/furnishings › furniture › table;

  transport/carrier › carrier › tray

• Dimensions

  22.8 x 22.8 x 3.8 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, 1974.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1974.9

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