Qajar ? damascened eagle calligraphy

[francantolin]

Hello dear members,
I would like to show you this large eagle, 20,8 inches high...
Iranian origin i think.

Really well made of damascened steel.

The golden central calligraphy contains
''Bismillah el Rahman el Rahim'' but maybe there is another script.
I was looking for a date or a signature but I don't know...

Sure, date and signature could help to fix the period,
It seems Qajar and is really well made but maybe it's more recent work,
In Qajar 19th- early 20th damascened steel birds statues,
I find a lot of Peacocks, pigeons, falcons but could'nt find
( what I think is ) an eagle...

Help is welcomed :)

Kind regards

[mariusgmioc]

Very interesting and beautiful artwork! Thank you for sharing!

[francantolin]

Thank you Marius !!

and congratulations to those
amazing skillful craftsmen !!

For the date, I don't think it's end of 19th century,
too ''well preserved''
more around 1920 I guess,
not later, after 1925 ,Koran verse were momentarily less popular in Iran...

but maybe a private commission...