Figure, 12th century, Attributed to Iran or Central Asia, Brass; cast, chased, gilded, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Metal, This small brass figure, whose original use is unknown, represents a standing figure holding a cup. In the pre-Islamic Central Asian Turkic nomadic world, ceremonies involving the drinking of wine from cups were associated with kingship and investiture, and implied the establishment and display of social hierarchies
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Figure, 12th century, Attributed, Iran, Central Asia, Brass, cast, chased, gilded, H, 3 1/4, 8.3 cm, Metal, small, brass, figure, original, unknown, represents, standing figure, holding, cup, pre-Islamic Central, Asian, Turkic, nomadic, world, ceremonies involving, drinking, wine, cups, associated, kingship, investiture, implied, establishment, display, social hierarchies
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