Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds, with Islamic script round inside of rim, 1801-1910.

Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds

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Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds, with Islamic script round inside of rim, from Middle East(?), 1801-1910

Small silver bowl with engraved figures, animals and birds, with Islamic script round inside of rim, 1801-1910. Silver is used for such things as jewellery, teapots and ornaments for ceremonial occasions. Like gold it is subject to hallmarking, and in the United Kingdom there are two legal silver alloys, Britannia Silver containing 95.84% silver, and Sterling Silver which contains 92.5% silver. The usual alloying elements are copper and cadmium.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657100
Materials:
silver
Measurements:
overall: 26 mm 88 mm, .046 kg
type:
silver and bowls