Pear
Description
During this period, artists produced many naturalistic steel models of fruits like an apple, a pear or a pomegranate. This object is an exact model of a pear with a short stem, two leaves, and a decorative gold medallion inlaid on the body.
School of Art Collection
Collection
Asian Art
Object Type
Decorative Art
Material
Steel with gold inlay
Schools/Culture/Period
Qajar period
Technique
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Date
19th century CE
Location
Persia (modern-day Iran)