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A dish designed with Arabic inscriptions in Kufic script
(طبق بتصميم نقوش عربية بالخط الكوفي)

Title	A dish designed with Arabic inscriptions in Kufic script
Title Original	طبق بتصميم نقوش عربية بالخط الكوفي
Publication Date:	Late second century to late fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Publication Place	- Saint Louis Art Museum
Subject	Glazed and painted earthenware vessels with earthenware lining
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول : 4.4 سم × العرض : 37.8 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	283:1951
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus24;16;ar
Library Location	Saint Louis Art Museum
Date	Late second century to late fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Notes	The piece is a shallow (shallow) earthenware dish patterned with a dark brown earthenware lining over a white lined ground and clear glass. The inscription in Arabic in Kufic script is the basic decoration, its elongated horizontal lines and double letters forming a border along the circumference of the dish, while the sharply pointed vertical lines extend towards the central landing to form a forked design. The translation of the inscription says: Planning before work protects you from regret! There are many scratches and cracks that have been repaired. In several spots along the edge, the white lining has been broken and removed, exposing the yellow-orange-pink pottery.
Sample Text	“A dish designed with Arabic inscriptions in Kufic script” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus24;16;ar

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A dish designed with Arabic inscriptions in Kufic script

(طبق بتصميم نقوش عربية بالخط الكوفي)

Publication Date Late second century to late fourth century AH / tenth century AD

Publication Place - Saint Louis Art Museum

Subject Glazed and painted earthenware vessels with earthenware lining

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول : 4.4 سم × العرض : 37.8 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 283:1951

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus24;16;ar

Library Location Saint Louis Art Museum

Date Late second century to late fourth century AH / tenth century AD

Notes The piece is a shallow (shallow) earthenware dish patterned with a dark brown earthenware lining over a white lined ground and clear glass. The inscription in Arabic in Kufic script is the basic decoration, its elongated horizontal lines and double letters forming a border along the circumference of the dish, while the sharply pointed vertical lines extend towards the central landing to form a forked design. The translation of the inscription says: Planning before work protects you from regret! There are many scratches and cracks that have been repaired. In several spots along the edge, the white lining has been broken and removed, exposing the yellow-orange-pink pottery.

Sample Text “A dish designed with Arabic inscriptions in Kufic script” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus24;16;ar