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Catalog Number CAS 0216-0004   CAS 0216-0004; Lamp
Category Carvings; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Persian (?)
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran or Iraq
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 8th-10th century
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 7.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0641   CAS 0389-0641; Bread cachet (food stamp)
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Bread cachet (food stamp)
Culture Byzantine
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 5th-7th century CE
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description Large wooden Byzantine bread cachet, likely used for stamping communion bread; Hand-carved from a single piece of wood; Stamp design divided into nine sections; The four “corner” (triangular) sections show a plant-like geometric design, representing palms; The three vertical center sections contain letter, notably "XC" and "IC" which stand for Chi or Christos for Christ; The two outer horizontal panels contain abstract Christian images, possibly representing the Holy Trinity and and an image of a church; The handle of the stamp is square and has a four-section design with the IC XC inscription for Christos again.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.2, Max Diam = 13.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0633   CAS 0389-0633; Bread cachet (food stamp)
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Bread cachet (food stamp)
Culture Jewish
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Eastern Mediterranean
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 6th-10th century CE
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.2, Thickness = 2.7, Max Diam = 6.5

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1407   CAS 0389-1407; Stamp
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Stamp
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 14.0, Thickness = 7.0, Length = 29.0

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1408   CAS 0389-1408; Stamp
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Stamp
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 4.0, Length = 15.0

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1409   CAS 0389-1409; Stamp
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Stamp
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.0, Thickness = 6.0, Length = 20.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1411   CAS 0389-1411; Stamp
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Stamp
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.0, Thickness = 5.0, Length = 16.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2018-0006-0025   CAS 2018-0006-0025; Bowl / incense holder
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Bowl / incense holder
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Syria
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data City: Damascus
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Bone; Metal
Description Large, deep vessel carved out of single piece of dark, hollowed out wood; Slightly bean-shaped, with approximately half of the top open; Bottom of bowl is rounded, without a flattened portion on which to stand; Large link metal chain by which to hang the bowl attached at either end of top opening; Remainder of top portion, and body of bowl, decorated with very thin pieces of white bone inlaid in a floral or leaf motif and Arabic writing, with row of triangles fitted together (downward pointing triangles next to upward pointing); Writing on one side reads “Ya ghafoor. Ya raheem.” (“The forgiver. The merciful.”); Writing on the other side reads “Tawakkaltu Ala-Allah.” (“I trust in Allah.”); Possibly used as an incense holder.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.5, Width = 18.4, Length = 39.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1537   CAS 0389-1537; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture Persian, probably, perhaps Turkish
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran, probably, perhaps Turkey
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture early 1900s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Brass; Bone; Coral or enamel
Description From BRL 1982: “Fork, probably Persian, perhaps Turkish; Bone handle carved, decorated with brass pins, spacers and bit of coral (?) (sic) or enamel; Four tine modern style fork with chased design on both sides; Probably early 20th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 17.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-2126   CAS 0389-2126; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 23.5

Catalog Number CAS 0389-2191A,B   CAS 0389-2191A,B; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 19.2

Catalog Number CAS 0389-2192   CAS 0389-2192; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.4, Thickness = 2.1, Length = 23.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-2099   CAS 0389-2099; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture Persian or Turkish
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran or Turkey
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture late 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone; Brass; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Wood; Leather (shagreen); Silver; Enamel?
Description From BRL 1982: “Knife, Turkish or Persian; Bone handle, carved, decorated with brass circles and dots of stone or enamel; Brass wrapped bolster and tang; Plain blade; Old no. 3249 etched on blade; Probably late 19th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 21.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-2693   CAS 0389-2693; Platter
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Platter
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: copper; Tin
Description Large, shallow, round copper tray/platter; Tin-plated; Interior surface decorated with central star design surrounded by two larger designs, each repeated three times.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.1, Max Diam = 67.0

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1067A-D   CAS 0389-1067A-D; Spice grinder
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Spice grinder
Culture Turkish (?)
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Turkey?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Brass; Steel
Description Cylindrical grinder made in 3 sections, consisting of a cup to hold the ground spice, the mid-section which fits into the lower section and houses steel grinding mechanism, and the domed lid to cover the mid-section; Central spire of grinding mechanism extends up through the lid; Removable, folding handle with steel knob fits onto central spire; Two lower sections each stamped with band of moons and stars; Star with rays stamped on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.0, Max Diam = 5.4

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1750   CAS 0389-1750; Spoon
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Spoon
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.4, Width = 2.9, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number CAS 0389-2186   CAS 0389-2186; Spoon
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Spoon
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 15.0

Catalog Number CAS 0389-2187   CAS 0389-2187; Spoon
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Spoon
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 10.0

Catalog Number CAS 2000-0007-0006A-D   CAS 2000-0007-0006A-D; Coffee grinder
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Coffee grinder
Culture Turkish
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Turkey
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Brass; Steel
Description Turkish coffee grinder; Tall cylinder in three sections; Top lid comes off, coffee beans go in middle section, grounds fill bottom section; Square pole runs through middle of grinder, handle attaches to pole at top end; Three brass pins protrude from middle section (third pin is missing and has been replaced with a screw); Cylinder decorated with banded lines; Three stars with half moons are stamped on side of grinder; Some grounds remain inside.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 29.2, Rim Diam = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0876   CAS 0389-0876; Plate
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Plate
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Copper
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.1, Max Diam = 22.5
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