561) IRON DISH

Iron dish with silver agemina decorations.



Dimension: diameter cm.24,6.





Venetian area, probably end XVI century.





The arabesque decoration of the plate is an exclusive feature in Islamic art.





Agemina is a particular technique which consists to fit on a metallic

object small parts of a different metal in such a way as to obtain a

polychrome effect.




The agemina technique was introduced in Europe during XIV century

through trade links of Venice with the Byzantine Empire