تاریخ انتشار
1850
محل انتشار
Iran (made) -
موضوع
Islam
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Length: 24cm, Height: 15cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
937-1869
شماره ثبت
937-1869
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1850
یادداشتها
The beggar's bowl or âkashkulâ was a sign of the religious poverty assumed by Islamic mystics. This function is reflected in the inscriptions used. On this âkashkulâ they include verses from the Qur'an as well as poetry in Persian praising the âkashkulâ in mystical terms. This bowl is carved from half the shell of a huge nut. It is the fruit of the coco de mer palm which grows in the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean. The shell washes ashore in southern Iran. The shellâs journey took on spiritual significance as a symbol of the dervishâs journey on the ocean of mystic knowledge. Many âkashkulsâ even have a âprowâ carved on them. Others have a small spout to make the bowl into a drinking vessel.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Coco de mer; carved
Fiziksel açıklama
Formed of half a double cocoa nut, carved, in low relief, with a horizontal registers of running vine and creeper motif alternating with inscriptions, with a wide register along the base carved with a medallion of floral sprays and birds; the top of the kashkul depicts a lion entangled in fight with a serpent (or dragon).
