Magic bowl
BackDescription:
Magic bowl. Engraved with Arabic inscriptions (Qur'anic verses and prayers) and with engraved brass tags (charms or 'keys') attached. Brass, engraved.
Object type: | magic bowl |
Museum number: | 1921,1025.5 |
Culture/period: | Late Islamic |
Production place: | Made in: Lucknow |
Materials: | brass |
Technique: | cast, engraved |
Dimensions: | Height: 4.70 cm Diameter: 14.80 cm Length: 2.50 - 3.00 cm (individual tag) |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription in Arabic Inscription quoted: |
Location: | 39 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2016-2017 20 Oct-12 Feb, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Power & Protection Art and the Supernatural in the Islamic World 2013-2014 2 Nov-26 Jan, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 'Qalam: the art of beautiful writing' |
Associated titles: | Associated Title: Qur'an |
Acquisition names: | Donated by: Col F H Ward |
Acquisition date: | 1921 |
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