Artefact
BackDescription:
Flat rule, made of steel, one face inlaid with gold with an interlacing pattern of flowers at the intersection and two lines of inscription in the centre reading 'The sittara [star] came from the king of the age Shah Safi'.
Object type: | artefact |
Museum number: | 1890,0315.1 |
Culture/period: | Islamic |
Date: | 1639-1640 (AH1049) |
Materials: | steel |
Technique: | inlaid |
Dimensions: | Length: 49.00 cm Width: 2.00 cm |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription Inscription quoted: Inscription translation: The sittara [star] came from the king of the age Shah Safi |
Location: | 33 |
Subjects: | flower |
Acquisition names: | Purchased from: George R Harding |
Acquisition date: | 1890 |
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