Lidded Perfume (Argcha) vessel
June 30, 1640
People
Shah Jahan 1627–1658
Lidded Perfume (Argcha) vessel
IMG100357

DESCRIPTION

Lidded Perfume (Argcha) vessel c.1650-1700 gold set with emeralds and diamonds, with champleve enamel 9.1 cm. The state hermitage, St Petersburg: V3-726 sent to Russia from Iran by Nadir Shah's Embassy in 1741