Publication Date
Rabi’ al-Thani 1 (0) 82 AH / 7 August - 4 September 1671 AD
Publication Place
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National Museum of Art of Romania
Subject
Tinned brass with engraved decoration
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 19 سم ، العرض : 37.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
19404 / 427
Record ID
object;EPM;rm;Mus21;12;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Art of Romania
Date
Rabi’ al-Thani 1 (0) 82 AH / 7 August - 4 September 1671 AD
Notes
The large bowl with legs is decorated with a distinctive Safavid design of horizontal bands of interlocking semicircular arches, as well as three medallions, swirling vines, and flowers. Below the frame is an inscription in Arabic in Nasta`liq script that conveys a sense of sacred protection and blessings for the “Fourteen Purified Ones” (Persian: Kaharda Masum) – the Prophet Muhammad, his daughter Fatima, and the Twelve Imams, sacred to Twelver Shiism. The presence of such epigraphic inscriptions on metalwork from western Iran dates back to the founding of the Safavid state (1501) and is directly linked to the widespread religious propaganda that eventually led to Shiism becoming the official religion of Iran.
Sample Text
"Vessel/Jar" in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;12;ar
