Mortar
Unidentified Seljuq maker (Herāt, Afghanistan)
late 12th century or early 13th century
Bronze with copper inlay
Overall: 5 × 5 5/8 in. (12.7 × 14.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mark Lansburgh, Class of 1949
M.985.32.2
Geography
Place Made: Herāt, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
Period
1000-1400
Object Name
Personal Gear: Ceremonial
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Beauty of the Bronze: Selections from the Hood Museum of Art, Gene Y. Kim Class of 1985 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 13, 2012-March 18, 2014.
Provenance
Mark Lansburgh, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to present collection, 1985.
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