Casket with inscription in floriated Kufic script / Artist Unknown, Iran

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Accession Number: 1959/1.113
Title: Casket with inscription in floriated Kufic script
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Artist Nationality: Iranian
Medium and Support: bronze
Object Creation Date: 12th century
Object Creation Place: Middle East (general region); Iran (nation)
Creation Place 1: Middle East (general region)
Creation Place 2: Iran (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Period: Iran, Seljuk period (1038–1194)
Dimensions: 10.5 cm x 11.4 cm (4 1/8 in. x 4 1/2 in.)
Century: 12th century
Primary Object Classification: Metalwork
Primary Object Type: box
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Type: box
Primary Keywords: container; islamic
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 736 x 584
File Size: 42 KB
Record: 1959/1.113
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-1.113/1959_1.113.jpg

In public portfolios: Arts from Persia and Iran (165); Exhibition Islamic Art (17); Islamic art (19); Islamic Art and Architecture (32); Objects Considered for the Exhibit (18); Type, Calligraphy (36); UM - Knysh Visit, w16 (19)

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Full citation: "Casket with inscription in floriated Kufic script; Artist Unknown, Iran." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-1.113/1959_1.113.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.