Casket

This brass casket was made in Western Iran in the 13th or 14th century.

The casket is finely incised all-over with geometric roundels containing arabesque designs, birds and animals, and pseudo-inscriptions on the bevelled edges. All the roundels are inlaid with thin silver wire.

A considerable number of caskets of this form have survived. These may have been used as jewellery or money boxes. Its Persian (farsi) term is 'dorj'.

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Online ID:	000-180-002-204-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1890.328
Date:	12th - 13th century AD 13th or 14th century
Material:	Bronze
Dimensions:	5.75" H including handle x 6.00" L
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Subject:	Metalwork
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Where:	Middle East, Persia
Event:	Paris Exhibition of 1889
Description:	Casket of bronze, finely chased all-over with arabesque designs, birds and animals, and inscriptions on the bevelled edges: Persia, 12th - 13th century AD
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