- Object Name:
- Tray
- Artist/Maker:
- Taqi Pashutan
- Place Made:
- Persia, Isfahan, Iran
- Date:
- early 20th century
- Medium:
- Tinned copper: repoussé, engraved, traced, punched, hammered
- Dimensions:
- 18 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (47.6 × 4.1 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 4297
Not On View
The concentric Hebrew inscription, which runs along the plate’s rim, is devoted to the zodiac. The verses are taken from “The Kingly Crown,” a Hebrew poem by the medieval Spanish poet Solomon ibn Gabirol.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.