Salver dedicated to Alp Arslan (ruled 1063–1072, inscribed with an Islamic date equivalent to 1066–67, but possibly a modern–day forgery

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Salver dedicated to Alp Arslan (ruled 1063–1072, inscribed with an Islamic date equivalent to 1066–67, but possibly a modern–day forgery

Alp Arslan (Persian (Seljuk), ruled 1063–1072)

Hasan al-Kashani (Persian)

1066-67 A.D./ 459 A.H.

Object PlaceIran

Medium/TechniqueSilver, hammered and chased

DimensionsH. x Diam: 6.6 x 41 cm (2 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

Credit LineMartha Silsbee Fund

Accession number34.68

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InscriptionsInscription band, in Arabic, foliated Kufic script, across center: al-sultan 'adud al-din Inscription band, in Arabic, foliated Kufic script, around inner rim, "Presented to his most illustrious Majesty, the magnificent Sultan, Alp Arslan, may God prolong his reign, by order of the Queen of the Age, the cynosure of women of estate. The work of Hasan al-Kashani in the year four hundred and fifty nine.'

Provenanceby 1934, with Arthur Upham Pope, said to have come from a private Russian collection, unnamed; 1934, purchased by the MFA from Arthur Upham Pope.(Accession Date: February 1, 1934)