Candlestick; bronze; gold; silver; inlaid; bronze with gold and silver inlays; Total: Height: 25;30 cm; Diameter: 21;20 cm; ornaments; birds; Based on the precious metal utensils of the Sassanids; a variety of outstanding bronze works were created in Persia. In the 12th century the art of bartering emerged in Eastern Persia. In this technique; the engravings and depressions in the decoration were filled with precious metal. This technique spread from Persia to Syria and Egypt. In the 13th and 14th century this inlay technique experienced its highest bloom.