Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds, with Islamic script round inside of rim, 1801-1910.
- Made:
- 1801-1910
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Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds
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Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds, with Islamic script round inside of rim, from Middle East(?), 1801-1910
Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds, with Islamic script round inside of rim, 1801-1910. Silver is used for such things as jewellery, teapots and ornaments for ceremonial occasions. Like gold it is subject to hallmarking, and in the United Kingdom there are two legal silver alloys, Britannia Silver containing 95.84% silver, and Sterling Silver which contains 92.5% silver. The usual alloying elements are copper and cadmium.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657100
- Materials:
- silver
- Measurements:
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overall: 26 mm 88 mm, .046 kg
