Bobrinski Bucket

Bobrinski Bucket

The Bobrinski Bucket is a 12th century bronze bucket originally manufactured for a merchant in 1163 out of bronze with copper and silver inlaid decorations. It provides one of the earliest examples of Persian anthropomorphic calligraphy. It is named after a former owner, Count Bobrinsky, and now resides at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

External links

* [http://www.iranica.com/articles/v8f5/v8f523.html Epigraphy, from Iranica.com]
* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0041-977X(1955)17%3A2%3C206%3ASIIMW%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23 Studies in Islamic Metal Work--V] by D. S. Rice, on JSTOR
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3833423.stm BBC News In pictures: Art from Islamic Lands] (4th picture)


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