Magic bowl
BackDescription:
Magic bowl. Inscribed around rim with God's blessings on the 14 Protected ones and date. Copper, tinned and engraved.
Object type: | magic bowl |
Museum number: | 1984,0128.1 |
Culture/period: | Safavid dynasty |
Date: | 1659 (AH 1070) |
Production place: | Made in: Iran |
Materials: | copper, tin |
Technique: | tinned |
Dimensions: | Diameter: 33.00 cm Height: 16.00 cm |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription (around rim) in Persian in Nasta‘liq script Inscription quoted: Inscription note: Inscription includes God's blessings on the 14 Protected Ones and a date. |
Location: | 30 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2004 7 Jan-7 Apr, Kuala Lumpur, Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, 'Mightier than the Sword' 2003 22 Mar-25 May, University of Melbourne, Ian Potter Museum of Art, 'Mightier than the Sword' |
Subjects: | deity |
Acquisition names: | Purchased from: Spink & Son Ltd |
Acquisition date: | 1984 |
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