Asset ID:
7244
CMS Object ID:
357363
Accession Number:
EA1994.45
Title:
Calligraphic dragon head
Object Name:
terminal, alam, religious/ritual equipment
Object dating:
2nd half of the 17th century - 1st half of the 18th century
Associated place(s):
Golconda (place of creation) ; Hyderabad (place of creation)
Dimensions:
with mount 18 x 10.7 x 3.1 cm max. (height x width x depth) ; 8.2 x 10.7 x 3.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)
Materials/ techniques:
brass
Responsible department:
Eastern Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
View:
Oblique
Key words:
- alams
- allah
- anatolia
- arabic
- ashura
- black
- brass
- calligraphic
- calligraphy
- cast
- cheek
- crest
- day
- descendants
- dragon
- dynasty
- finial
- god
- golconda
- head
- help
- iran
- makara
- muhammad
- muharram
- muslim
- near
- official
- openwork
- piece
- qur
- qutubshahi
- religion
- religious
- script
- sheep
- shi
- shi
- ism
- shrine
- standard
- such
- teeth
- tenth
- turkman
- victory
- western
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