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Metal Disk

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Metal Disk; Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1916.1969.

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184018501860
The Colonial Era

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Overview

A carved metal disc; before 1916, probably India. In the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

Sources

  1. Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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islam.museum contributors. “Metal Disk”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/qurs-maadani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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