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... silver relief Figure 161 : Persian embossed silver bowl showing a king slaying lions , Sāsānid period c . AD 224-651 . In the British Museum . Diameter 24.1 cm . By courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum in high relief ( Figure ...
... silver relief Figure 161 : Persian embossed silver bowl showing a king slaying lions , Sāsānid period c . AD 224-651 . In the British Museum . Diameter 24.1 cm . By courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum in high relief ( Figure ...
Page 165
... silver sheet on copper ; Madras , Bangalore , and Tiruchirappalli are known for hammered vessels with traced decoration ; and Thanjavur ( Tanjore ) produced a more Baroque effect with inlays of silver in copper . From the former ...
... silver sheet on copper ; Madras , Bangalore , and Tiruchirappalli are known for hammered vessels with traced decoration ; and Thanjavur ( Tanjore ) produced a more Baroque effect with inlays of silver in copper . From the former ...
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... Silver and gold : ( Western ) : Staton Abbey , The Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Handbook , 2nd ed . rev . ( 1968 ) ; P. ACKER- MAN , " The Art of the Parthian Silver- and Goldsmiths , " E. Margulies , " Cloisonne Enamel , " and J ...
... Silver and gold : ( Western ) : Staton Abbey , The Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Handbook , 2nd ed . rev . ( 1968 ) ; P. ACKER- MAN , " The Art of the Parthian Silver- and Goldsmiths , " E. Margulies , " Cloisonne Enamel , " and J ...
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