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Title Original	طبق
Publication Date:	10th century
Publication Place	- Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Subject	Pottery vessels, ribbon, glass. Tape coating
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	القطر: 42.5 سم، العمق 5.3 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	PO.24.1999
Record ID	object;EPM;qt;Mus21;26;ar
Library Location	Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)
Date	10th century
Notes	This is one of the best and largest known pottery examples bearing inscriptions from the Samanid period. The plate is decorated with a quote by Yahya bin Ziyad mentioned in the Dictionary of Poets. The inscription says (in Arabic): “He who is incapable of opinion wastes his opportunity, and even if he misses something, he blames fate.” The inscription gradually unfolds as the contents of the plate are eaten, providing an ideal “dialogue topic” to conclude a social gathering of thinkers.
Sample Text	Tara Desjardins "Plate" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;26;ar

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according to

(طبق)

Publication Date 10th century

Publication Place - Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)

Subject Pottery vessels, ribbon, glass. Tape coating

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions القطر: 42.5 سم، العمق 5.3 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID PO.24.1999

Record ID object;EPM;qt;Mus21;26;ar

Library Location Museum of the Islamic Serf (MIA)

Date 10th century

Notes This is one of the best and largest known pottery examples bearing inscriptions from the Samanid period. The plate is decorated with a quote by Yahya bin Ziyad mentioned in the Dictionary of Poets. The inscription says (in Arabic): “He who is incapable of opinion wastes his opportunity, and even if he misses something, he blames fate.” The inscription gradually unfolds as the contents of the plate are eaten, providing an ideal “dialogue topic” to conclude a social gathering of thinkers.

Sample Text Tara Desjardins "Plate" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;26;ar