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| Catalog Number | CAS 0216-0004 | |
| Category | Carvings; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Iraq | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 8th-10th century | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 7.4 |
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CAS 0389-0641 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Bread cachet (food stamp) | |
| Culture | Byzantine | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| 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 | |
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CAS 0389-0633 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Bread cachet (food stamp) | |
| Culture | Jewish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Stamp | |
| Culture | Persian | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Stamp | |
| Culture | Persian | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Stamp | |
| Culture | Persian | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.0, Thickness = 6.0, Length = 20.0 |
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CAS 0389-1411 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Stamp | |
| Culture | Persian | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.0, Thickness = 5.0, Length = 16.0 | |
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CAS 2018-0006-0025 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl / incense holder | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Syria | |
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| 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 | |
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CAS 0389-1537 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Fork | |
| Culture | Persian, probably, perhaps Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran, probably, perhaps Turkey | |
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| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-2126 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Fork | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Fork | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Fork | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| 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 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-2099 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Persian or Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Turkey | |
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| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-2693 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Platter | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Spice grinder | |
| Culture | Turkish (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Turkey? | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | Persian | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East? | |
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| 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 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Coffee grinder | |
| Culture | Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Turkey | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| 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 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0876 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Copper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Max Diam = 22.5 | |
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