Casket

Description

Casket of bronze, finely chased all-over with arabesque designs, birds and animals, and inscriptions on the bevelled edges: Middle East, Iran, Syro-Egyptian, 14th or 15th century AD

Museum reference

A.1890.329

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Casket

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

14th - 15th century

Style / Culture

Syro-Egyptian

Materials

Bronze

Associations

Paris Exhibition of 1889