Fragment of a Standard ('alam), 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Steel; openwork, sawn, drilled, and filed, Gr. H. 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm), Metal, This fragment is the right half of a pear-shaped steel standard which would have been originally framed by a twisted steel cord ending in a pair of outward-facing dragon heads. The form echoes one of the many types depicted in battle paintings from the sixteenth century royal manuscript of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
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