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Mirror Stand, 1800s. Steel engraved and inlaid with gold and silver with openwork calligraphic design on hinged door, Diameter: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); Overall: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.). Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar, 1983.1111. CC0.
Mirror Stand
1800s
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Mirror Stand, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Steel engraved and inlaid with gold and silver with openwork calligraphic design on hinged door; diameter: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); overall: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); diameter of base: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar 1983.1111
Translation: In the center: 1070 Safavi; Al-Sultan al-Sultan wa'l-Khaqan al-Khaqan Shah Soleyman Safavi Remark: Door of the mirror case bears pierced inscription in nasta'liq. "Khaqan" is another name for a supreme ruler. Inscription: Selection from the inscriptions in the surrounding ring: نه هر که چهره برافروخت دلبری داند. نه هر که آینه سازد سکندری داند Translation: Not every one who makes up her face knows how to win hearts (be coquettishly a heart-stealer); Not everyone who makes a mirror knows the arts of an Alexander. Remark: From the verses around the edge of the mirror's door. This one comes from a ghazal of Hafiz. The last line refers to the famous lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, with its mirror reflecting the sun.
