Bidspirit auction | Large Copper Platter with Menorah

Large Copper Platter with Menorah Decoration and Verses - Large copper platter. [Persia (Iran), mid-19th or 20th century]. Copper, repoussé and engraved, coated in tin. Large, round copper platter with a raised rim. Features a seven-branched menorah at the center, dated 1853 (although the plate and inscription may both be later). Three layers of Biblical verses encircle the menorah (Bamidbar 8:2, Tehillim 118:26-27, Bereshit 27:28-29). Small decorations in geometric patterns engraved at edges and between circles. Diameter: 68 cm. Height: 3.5 cm. Stains and minor defects. Platter accompanied by a folding wooden stand with six legs (more recent).