Authors
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M.A in Islamic Art, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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Department of Archaeology, Conservation & Restoration Faculty, Art University of Isfahan.
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Handicrafts, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
10.22084/nb.2023.28262.2625
Abstract
Coins are one of the most diverse historical and archaeological documents of the Ilkhanid era, that the study of it, apart from the diverse and valuable information in the field of better identification of history, also deserve attention in terms of framing. The purpose of this research is to analyze and study the evolution of coin frames during the Ilkhanid era, which leads to a better understanding of aspects of the visual and artistic culture of the Ilkhanid era. The question raised in the upcoming research is, what is the dominant visual culture in the framing of Ilkhanid coins? The research in question is fundamental in terms of purpose and descriptive- historical-analytical in terms of method.The selection of samples has been done in a purposeful cluster way, for this purpose, among 200 samplesT 20 coins werw analyzed and examined. 20 coins of the Ilkhanid era were selected from the Ashmolean, David, Malek museums and the personal collection of Komesh Semnan and have been studied. Based on the results, the frame of the samples can be divided into four central, mixed, bordered and simple categories in a general division. Therefore, the frequency of using frames in the visual culture of Ilkhanid coins can be enumerated as follows: The highest number of types include mixed framing with 24 samples, bordered with 10 samples, central with four samples and simple with two samples, respectively. Among the types, the combined frames have the highest number and variety of designs, which can be seen in the central role of the samples. This species is divided into nine shapes in historical order: circle, square, five feathers, the sun, six feathers, seven feathers, eight feathers, an altar and three feathers. The framing of the samples was initially limited to a simple geometric shape in the center of the sample, then it became more diverse and complex.
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