تاريخ النشر
1850
مكان النشر
Iran (made) -
الموضوع
Islam
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Length: 24cm, Height: 15cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
937-1869
رقم السجل
937-1869
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1850
ملاحظات
The beggar's bowl or âkashkulâ was a sign of the religious poverty assumed by Islamic mystics. This function is reflected in the inscriptions used. On this âkashkulâ they include verses from the Qur'an as well as poetry in Persian praising the âkashkulâ in mystical terms. This bowl is carved from half the shell of a huge nut. It is the fruit of the coco de mer palm which grows in the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean. The shell washes ashore in southern Iran. The shellâs journey took on spiritual significance as a symbol of the dervishâs journey on the ocean of mystic knowledge. Many âkashkulsâ even have a âprowâ carved on them. Others have a small spout to make the bowl into a drinking vessel.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Coco de mer; carved
Fiziksel açıklama
Formed of half a double cocoa nut, carved, in low relief, with a horizontal registers of running vine and creeper motif alternating with inscriptions, with a wide register along the base carved with a medallion of floral sprays and birds; the top of the kashkul depicts a lion entangled in fight with a serpent (or dragon).
