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Calyx on High Foot
12th century
bronze, engraved and inlaid silver
(Islamic World )
(Islamic World )
This calyx is decorated with an inscription band in naskhi script which is interspersed with rosettes around the rim. Below, intertwining bands with large roundels are filled with geometrical designs.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [from the Hamadan Treasure]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1940 | Exhibition of Persian Art. Iranian Institute, New York. |
Measurements
H: 5 1/16 x Diam: 13/16 in. (12.8 x 17.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.529