Coffee Pot

MOA: University of British Columbia

3655/6

Coffee pot (dallah) with wide cylindrical lower body that tapers in the middle and flares out slightly to the top. The hinged lid is topped with a tall finial. There is a curved handle and a long crescent-shaped spout. The upper body and lid are punched with repeating geometric designs. Stamped between the two rows of designs.

  • Narrative

    The donors lived in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and early 1980s.


  • Type of Item pot
  • Culture Bedouin
  • Material brass metal
  • Measurements height 26.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 24.5 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Elizabeth Bell, Alan Bell
  • Received from Elizabeth Bell, Alan Bell

  • Made in Asia

  • Creation Date before 1985
  • Collection Date between 1975 and 1985
  • Ownership Date before December 7, 2023
  • Acquisition Date on December 7, 2023

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3655/0006