A late 20th century Persian (Iranian) silver vase, Shiraz circa 1970 retailed by Seyyed Hassan Jouzdani (b.1928, d.c. 2022) of Isfahan

A late 20^th century Persian (Iranian) silver vase, Shiraz circa 1970 retailed by Seyyed Hassan Jouzdani (b.1928, d.c. 2022) of Isfahan

Pahlavi dynasty. Of ovoid form with a everted neck. Chased monabbat-kari decoration of two registers of achaemenid revival figures such as a seated King Darius, against a textured ground. Marked to the foot with town mark, figure 84, and retailer’s mark جوزدانی.

Height – 27.4 cm / 10.75 inches

Weight – 815 grams / 26.2 ozt

XRF analysis at Goldsmiths Hall

Body 892.1, base 834.2, neck 787.4 for silver, various other elements, gold, copper, tin, zinc, and also lead to the neck.