Cupsecond half of 13th century

Not on view

Title: Cup
Place Made: Iran or Central Asia
Date Made: second half of 13th century
Medium: Silver, gilded, chased and punched
Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (9.84 x 11.75 cm)
Credit Line: The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2002.1.1
Classification: Metal
Collecting Area: Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Curatorial Notes: Cups of this type in either gold or silver gilt had a special place in Mongol society, where they were viewed as articles of prestige and power. This tall example must have once rested on a foot, to judge by the markings on its underside. It may also have had a separately attached handle, suggested by the break in the scrolling vegetal decoration beneath the rim and the perforation directly below.
Selected Bibliography: "A Selection of 2002 Museum Acquisitions." Apollo 156, no. 490 (December 2002): 15-46.
Komaroff, Linda. Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 2005.
Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.
Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.

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