Begging Bowl
Object type: Begging bowl
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Yar Muhammad
Artist role: Maker
Date: dated A.H. 1130/ 1717–18 CE
Medium: Coco-de-mer shell, silver and gilded silver; pierced and engraved
Dimensions: [Not including chain]
H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
W. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm)
D. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
Wt. 31.1 oz. (881.8 cm)
Classification: Metal
Geography: Attributed to    Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909
Tags: Arabic