Bowl
BackDescription:
Bowl. Made of cast brass; with round base and everted rim. Concentric bands of inscription in the interior. The thuluth inscription includes Qur'anic verses and a Shi'a invocation.
Object type: | bowl |
Museum number: | 1966,0614.1 |
Culture/period: | Mughal dynasty |
Date: | 16thC |
Production place: | Made in: Deccan |
Materials: | brass |
Technique: | cast |
Dimensions: | Diameter: 10.00 cm (rim diameter) Height: 8.00 cm Diameter: 14.00 cm (max) |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription in Arabic in Thuluth script Inscription quoted: Inscription note: Qur'anic verses including Ayat al-Kursi (The Throne Verse) |
Location: | 39 |
Acquisition names: | Purchased from: Cdr A R Newman |
Acquisition date: | 1966 |
Curator's comments:
Thuluth inscriptions that include Qur'anic verses such as Ayat al-Kursi (The Throne Verse), an invocation believed to have protective and healing power, suggest that this object might have been used as a healing bowl. Concentric bands in the interior are shaped around the word ‘Allah’ (God).
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