Caption

Shield sipar, Persian Iran, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 18th–19th century. Weapon; height 9.0 cm, diameter 47.5 cm. Decoration: field with hunting scenes horses, archers, belts ornamented with plant tendrils and inscriptions stylized in the Kufi script. Function: militaria/hunting., A curved metallic object with a dark gray surface and a subtle patterned texture, featuring a few rounded raised knobs along its top; the underside shows a frayed, fibrous lining in brown and beige tones; the background is a smooth pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_329

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.4Mb (809.5Kb) / 20.0in x 6.7in / 6000 x 2006 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shield sipar Persian Iran Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 18th–19th century Weapon height 9.0 cm diameter 47.5 cm Decoration field hunting scenes horses archers belts ornamented plant tendrils inscriptions stylized Kufi script Function militaria hunting curved metallic object dark gray surface subtle patterned texture featuring rounded raised knobs top underside frayed fibrous lining brown beige tones background smooth pale gray.