Two pieces from a silver belt, embossed, chased, and engraved
Iran or Central Asia; 1250-1350
H with ring: 7.7; D without rivets: c. 0.5 cm
Inventory number 27a/1994 & 27b/1994
These two pieces were made with the repoussé technique, in which the motif was embossed from the back. It probably decorated a belt, and the rings were used to attach weapons or a purse, for example.
Both the curved arch at the top of the two pieces and the lotus-like arabesques on the background are motifs that are typical of Il-Khanid art in Iran. The quite true-to-life depictions of deer are also characteristic of the Il-Khanid period, when similar animals were found on ceramics of the Sultanabad type.
Both the curved arch at the top of the two pieces and the lotus-like arabesques on the background are motifs that are typical of Il-Khanid art in Iran. The quite true-to-life depictions of deer are also characteristic of the Il-Khanid period, when similar animals were found on ceramics of the Sultanabad type.
Published in
Published in
Christie's, London, 18/10-1994, lot 372;
Kjeld von Folsach: Art from the World of Islam in The David Collection, Copenhagen 2001, cat.no. 576;
Kjeld von Folsach: Art from the World of Islam in The David Collection, Copenhagen 2001, cat.no. 576;
