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Dervish's bowl

Title	Dervish's bowl
Publication Date:	1812
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 29.5 cm, Width: 12.3 cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	749-1876
Record ID	749-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1812
Notes	Wooden Dervishâs bowl painted with scenes of courtly men and smoking dervishes, Iran, Qajar period, dated 1812
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Carved wood; painted and varnished
Fiziksel açıklama	Wooden oblong shaped bowl with animal heads at the pointed ends; painted and varnished with a circular medallion illustrating scenes of courtly men smoking huqqas and pipes with a bare chested sage or dervish amidst and hilly landscape with buildings in the far distance. Persian inscriptions painted in black along the sides and base, dated 1227H./1812.

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Dervish's bowl

Publication Date 1812

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 29.5 cm, Width: 12.3 cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 749-1876

Record ID 749-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1812

Notes Wooden Dervishâs bowl painted with scenes of courtly men and smoking dervishes, Iran, Qajar period, dated 1812

Malzemeler ve teknikler Carved wood; painted and varnished

Fiziksel açıklama Wooden oblong shaped bowl with animal heads at the pointed ends; painted and varnished with a circular medallion illustrating scenes of courtly men smoking huqqas and pipes with a bare chested sage or dervish amidst and hilly landscape with buildings in the far distance. Persian inscriptions painted in black along the sides and base, dated 1227H./1812.