Coffee Roasting Pan

National Museum of Qatar

Currently not on display

Title:: Coffee Roasting Pan

Production place:: Arabian Peninsula
Date:: 1800 - 1999
Period:: 19th century CE

Material:: Metal, Iron alloy, Black compound, Copper alloy
Technique:: Metalworking, Chasing
Dimensions:: 60 × 180 × 905 mm

The coffee roasting pan (mahmas) is designed so that the beans are evenly roasted on all sides. The way in which the bowl is hammered is a particular feature helping to prevent spilling of coffee beans and cardamom seeds into the fire whilst stirring.