Casket

Description

Casket (dorj) of bronze, finely chased all-over with arabesque designs, birds and animals, and inscriptions on the bevelled edges: Western Iran, early 13th century AD

Museum reference

A.1890.328

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Casket

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

Early 13th century

Materials

Bronze

Associations

Paris Exhibition of 1889

Exhibitions

• Art from Iran, 2013 (01 Feb 2013 - 26 May 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland