Cast bronze
Probably Egypt, Syria, Persia, 13th to 14th Century
Figural depictions
Cast in relief
Some with old collection number (F.R. Martin)
Diameter: 3.7 cm; 5 cm
Height: 3.5 cm; 4 cm
Weight: 59 to 156 grams
Good state of preservation
Provenance: ex-collection F.R. Martin, thence Austrian private collection

These four cast bronze objects are probably weights. One piece, probably from 13th Century Egypt, shows a lion modelled in relief. Another one, in triangular form with the image of a bird, was probably made in Syria dating back to the 14th Century. The roundel depicting a deer surrounded by foliage was also made in the 14th Century. Completing the set is a small round weight with two heads in profile.

The four weights are in a good state of preservation with light material loss. They weigh between 59 and 156 grams. The two roundels have a diameter of 3.7 and 5 cm respectively. The other two pieces measure 3.5 and 4 cm in height.

Collection F.R. Martin
At the turn of the Century the Swedish scholar and art historian Fredrik Robert Martin (1868-1933) travelled through much of Persia. By the 1920s he had compiled an extensive and historically important collection of Islamic art, illustrating the craftsmanship of bygone dynasties. During his lifetime F.R. Martin authored many books on the subject of Islamic arts and crafts. Many of the items from the collection, about which an extensive catalogue was published, are nowadays held in the Medelhavsmuseet and the Ethnographical Museum in Stockholm.

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