Wedding Cup with Plate and Lid (Kos Kiddush)
Amar Salih
- Baghdad? 1921|
The elaborate decoration on this wedding cup includes fleur-de-lis motif on plate and cup. The lower section of the cup is scalloped. Rows of zigzag are faintly incised above. The cover has a serrated edge and is decorated with a bird and leaves screwed on to the top. The plate has scalloped edges, incised border, and a central elongated flower in the recess. Not necessarily a Judaic object.
| Name: | Wedding Cup with Plate and Lid (Kos Kiddush) |
| Artist: | Amar Salih |
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| Origin: | Baghdad?, 1921 |
| Medium: | Metalwork, Silver |
| Dimensions: | tray diameter: 5 1/4 in.; cup height: 3 1/4 in.; cup diameter: 2 3/4 in.; lid height: 2 1/2 in.; lid diameter: 2 3/4 in. |
| Credit: | Gift of Georgette Spertus from the Maurice Spertus Collection |
| Catalog Number: | 72.1.7 a-c |