Shield sipar, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, Iranian, 18th/19th century. Material: metal weapon; height 9.0 cm, diameter 47.5 cm. Decoration: field with hunting scenes hunters, horses, archers, belts ornamented with plant tendrils and inscriptions stylized in Kufic script. Function: militaria., A domed metal object with a low, wide profile and a scalloped rim, shown against a pale gray background, featuring a dark metallic gray surface with intricate incised decorative patterns and a few raised rounded bosses along the top; the underside edge reveals a layer of fibrous material in muted brown and beige tones.
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Shield sipar, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, Iranian, 18th/19th century. Material: metal weapon; height 9.0 cm, diameter 47.5 cm. Decoration: field with hunting scenes hunters, horses, archers, belts ornamented with plant tendrils and inscriptions stylized in Kufic script. Function: militaria., A domed metal object with a low, wide profile and a scalloped rim, shown against a pale gray background, featuring a dark metallic gray surface with intricate incised decorative patterns and a few raised rounded bosses along the top; the underside edge reveals a layer of fibrous material in muted brown and beige tones.

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Shield sipar Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 Iranian 18th 19th century Material metal weapon height 9.0 cm diameter 47.5 cm Decoration field hunting scenes hunters horses archers belts ornamented plant tendrils inscriptions stylized Kufic script Function militaria domed metal object low wide profile scalloped rim shown pale gray background featuring dark metallic gray surface intricate incised decorative patterns raised rounded bosses top underside edge reveals layer fibrous material muted brown beige tones.

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