Caption

Shield sipar, Islamic art, Persian culture, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, militaria; decoration: hunting scenes with horses and archers in the field, belts ornamented with plant motifs and inscriptions stylized in the Kufic script; 18th/19th century, Iran; weapon; height 9.0 cm, diameter 47.5 cm., A curved metal object with a domed top and two rounded protrusions, shown against a light gray background, with engraved decorative patterns across its surface; the metal appears dark gray with lighter gray highlights; along the lower edge a worn fabric lining in shades of beige and brown is visible, with frayed edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_330

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.4Mb (725.7Kb) / 20.0in x 6.7in / 6000 x 2006 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shield sipar Islamic art Persian culture Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 militaria decoration hunting scenes horses archers field belts ornamented plant motifs inscriptions stylized Kufic script 18th 19th century Iran weapon height 9.0 cm diameter 47.5 cm curved metal object domed top two rounded protrusions shown light gray background engraved decorative patterns across surface metal dark gray lighter gray highlights lower edge worn fabric lining shades beige brown visible frayed edges.