File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mtw 0921.1.jpg

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Boat-shaped Cup  wikidata:Q107663695 reasonator:Q107663695
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Boat-shaped Cup
label QS:Len,"Boat-shaped Cup"
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Object type metal artwork / cup Edit this at Wikidata
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Silver boat-shaped cups, as described by medieval Persian authors, played an important part in pre-Islamic Iran as vessels for Zoroastrian ceremonies. In the late Sasanian and early Islamic perio ... See full description on web site.
Date 6th or 7th century AD
Medium silver, cast, engraved and worked in relief, with niello and gilding
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Sasanian Iran
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-boat-shaped-cup-mtw921/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Boat-shaped Cup
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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