Club

Description

Dervish's club of steel, with head in form of a horned bull's head damascened with gold inscriptions in panels, and handle ornamentation resembling Indian bidri work: Middle East, Iran, 18th or 19th century

Museum reference

A.1890.278

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Club

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

18th - 19th century

Style / Culture

Dervish

Materials

Steel, Gold

Physical description

Steel; head damascened with gold inscriptions in panels; handle ornamentation resembling Indian bidri work

Associations

Paris Exhibition of 1889

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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