Cup with handle in the form of a stylized bird

Details

• Title

  Cup with handle in the form of a stylized bird

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  10th century (AD 901 - 1000)

• Material and technique

  high-tin bronze, punched

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze › tin-bronze › high-tin bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  marked › punched

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  container › vessel › cup

• Dimensions

  with handle 9 x 18 x 14.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  without handle 6 x 14.1 x 14.1 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum and the Eric North Bequest Fund, 1984.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1984.619

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