- Title
- Cup
- 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)
- Accession Number
- M.2002.1.1
- 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.
