A Sialkhot gold and silver koftgari steel dish North India,...
A Sialkhot gold and silver koftgari steel dish
North India, 19th Century
of shallow circular form with everted rim and scalloped edges, decorated in silver and gold inlay with foliate interlace, floral and foliate motifs and a band of four inscription-filled cartouches, the reverse with geometric and stellar designs, in circular frame
the dish approx. 40 cm. diam.; with frame 50.2 cm. diam.
The inscriptions comprise two couplets attributed to Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi Rumi.
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A Sialkhot gold and silver koftgari steel dish
North India, 19th Century
of shallow circular form with everted rim and scalloped edges, decorated in silver and gold inlay with foliate interlace, floral and foliate motifs and a band of four inscription-filled cartouches, the reverse with geometric and stellar designs, in circular frame
the dish approx. 40 cm. diam.; with frame 50.2 cm. diam.
The inscriptions comprise two couplets attributed to Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi Rumi.