Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1600
Publication Place
Iran -
Subject
Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 14.8cm, Diameter: 29.3cm, Mouth diameter: 22.1cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
558-1878
Record ID
558-1878
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1600
Notes
Bowl, tinned copper with engraved decoration of diagonal stripes with floral scrolls around the body, and Persian inscriptions around the neck, Safavid Iran, 1600-1700
Sample Text
TranslationOwned by Fakhri Jahan Khanum, daughter of Hajji RajabaNoteCartouche on the neck, nasta`liq script, TranslationO God, May Thy blessings descend upon Muhammad-e Mustafa, Imam `Ali-e Morteza', Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba, Imam Husayn the martyr of Kerbala, Imam Zayn al-Abadin, Imam Muhammad-e Baqir, Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq, Imam Musa Kazim, Imam `Ali b. Musa al-Reza, Imam Muhammad al-Taqi, Imam `Ali al-Naqi, Imam Hasan al-`Askari, Imam Muhammad al-MahdiNoteInscription running around the neck, nasta`liq script. This lists the names of key figures sacred in Shia Islam, firstly the Prophet Muhammad, and then the twelve Shia Imams.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tinned copper, cast and turned, with engraved decoration against cross-hatched background
Fiziksel açıklama
Bowl with squat bulging body, cylindrical neck and flaring lip, engraved decoration against cross-hatched ground, with diagonal stripes around the body, and nasta`liq inscriptions around the neck.
Üslup
Safavid Islamic
