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Collections

Bronze Falslate 13th or 14th century

Not on view
Small ancient coin or token in bronze with heavy green patina, decorated with a central rosette motif and concentric arched ridges beneath a dotted border
Ink painting of a single large circular form in dense black ink against a white ground, with slightly irregular edges suggesting brushwork.

Unknown, Bronze Fals, late 13th or 14th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bronze Fals
Culture
Bahri Mamluk
Place Made
Unknown
Date Made
late 13th or 14th century
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 9/16 in. (1.43 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.453
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic