Kiddush cup ("piyala ye-brakha"). Bukhara, Uzbekistan, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, shaped, repoussé, engraved, and punched.
Cup in form of small bowl, supported on round, elevated base, placed in center of matching saucer with elevated rim. Cup and saucer decorated with recurrent, matching vegetal and geometric patterns: flowers, leaves, droplets ("boteh" or paisley), arches, and figure-8's.
Similar cups were also used for Kiddush by Jews in Afghanistan.
Height of cup: 6 cm. Diameter of saucer: 13 cm.
Reference: Center for Jewish Art, item no. 12806.
Purchased from Jewish family in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.