Description
Antique Safavid Iron Dove statue handmade. An antique Safavid iron dove with 24 carat gold inlaid designs made in the middle East during the 16th century.
It was very common in wealthy houses to adorn their homes with this type of iron sculptures to impress their visitors with their wealth. There are statues of doves in different sizes , peacocks, camels and bird body with a man head. Some statues have gold or silver inlaid decors , others have etched decors.
Dimension 28 cm X 10 cm X 20 cm approximately.
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After the stone ages, mankind found a great use of metal. Such as copper dishes for daily use and many more instruments. The use of copper . brass. iron , silver and gold started as soon as the metal was found. There were abundant metal to find and make use of them. As time passed there was a great progress in producing a large variety of good and also in their designs. Each civilization introduced their knowledge and demand for the product. That is the flavor given to these items from their natal neighborhood. Vintage Middle East Dishes are found all over the world with their cultural finger prints. One can find Vintage Middle East Dishes from Egypt , Turkey , Lebanon , Israel and all over the middle East with different local variants like hand hammering, silver or gold inlaid designs.
