From War to Wedding. Live Lecture

Luxury Metalworking in the Mongol-Ilkhanate Iran and Iraq. Speaker: Sussan Babaie, Professor of the Arts of Iran and Islam, The Courtauld, University of London. Bags, pen boxes, and horse trimmings - all crafted in gold and silver inlay or repoussé - became objects of luxury sought after by the Mongol ruling elite. Professor Sussan Babaie explores the intersection of art and politics, shining a light on how these spectacular objects were commissioned as displays of personal prestige and showing command of artistic technologies and precious materials. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseum We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.