Caption

Shield sipar, Islamic art, Persian culture, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, militaria; decorated with hunting scenes horses, archers, plant tendrils, inscriptions; Decoration: field with hunting scenes, belts ornamented with plant motifs and inscriptions stylized in Kufic script. 18th–19th century, Iran; weapon; height 9.0 cm, diameter 47.5 cm., A shallow dome-shaped object with a gently flared rim, shown from the side, with a dark metallic surface etched with repeating decorative motifs and intricate linear patterns; the top of the dome has a few rounded, button-like protrusions with subtle scalloped bases. The visible colors are dark gray and lighter gray on the metal, with small areas of brownish-beige material projecting from the underside along the rim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_333

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.4Mb (844.2Kb) / 20.0in x 6.7in / 6000 x 2006 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shield sipar Islamic art Persian culture Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 militaria decorated hunting scenes horses archers plant tendrils inscriptions Decoration field hunting scenes belts ornamented plant motifs inscriptions stylized Kufic script 18th–19th century Iran weapon height 9.0 cm diameter 47.5 cm shallow dome-shaped object gently flared rim shown side dark metallic surface etched repeating decorative motifs intricate linear patterns top dome rounded button- protrusions subtle scalloped bases visible colors dark gray lighter gray metal small areas brownish-beige material projecting underside rim.