A French Napoleonic Carved Coconut Cup Inscribed ‘Ambassade De Perse’
A Carved Coconut Cup Inscribed ‘Ambassade De Perse’
The three ambassadors with a young attendant carved in low relief, an anthropomorphic face carved below the inscription
Two of the ambassadors can be identified as, Askar Khan Afshar and Muhit Efendi
Rich dark patina
Coconut shell
France
Early 19th Century
SIZE: 4cm high, 12cm long, 8cm wide - 1½ ins high, 4¾ ins long, 3¹⁄₈ ins wide
The three ambassadors with a young attendant carved in low relief, an anthropomorphic face carved below the inscription
Two of the ambassadors can be identified as, Askar Khan Afshar and Muhit Efendi
Rich dark patina
Coconut shell
France
Early 19th Century
SIZE: 4cm high, 12cm long, 8cm wide - 1½ ins high, 4¾ ins long, 3¹⁄₈ ins wide
A Carved Coconut Cup Inscribed ‘Ambassade De Perse’
The three ambassadors with a young attendant carved in low relief, an anthropomorphic face carved below the inscription
Two of the ambassadors can be identified as, Askar Khan Afshar and Muhit Efendi
France
Early 19th Century
The three ambassadors with a young attendant carved in low relief, an anthropomorphic face carved below the inscription
Two of the ambassadors can be identified as, Askar Khan Afshar and Muhit Efendi
France
Early 19th Century
A French Napoleonic Carved Coconut Cup Inscribed ‘Ambassade De Perse’
