Lot Essay
A comparable example dated AH1066/1655-6 and attributed to Shiraz is kept at the Ashmolean Museum (EA1992.51)
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POSSIBLY SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, MID 17TH CENTURY
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AN ENGRAVED COPPER ALLOY MAGIC BOWL
POSSIBLY SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, MID 17TH CENTURY
On short straight foot, of shallow rounded form with raised central bosse, the exterior engraved with the twelve zodiac signs within stellar strap works between two registers of calligraphy in naskh script, the interior with talismanic inscriptions in naskh script within a lattice of lobed medallion
8 ¾in. (22.3cm.) diam.
POSSIBLY SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, MID 17TH CENTURY
On short straight foot, of shallow rounded form with raised central bosse, the exterior engraved with the twelve zodiac signs within stellar strap works between two registers of calligraphy in naskh script, the interior with talismanic inscriptions in naskh script within a lattice of lobed medallion
8 ¾in. (22.3cm.) diam.
Engraved
On the inside, around the centre, Qur'an LXI, sura al-saff, parts of v.13, the Nada ’Ali quatrain and calls on Muhammad and ’Ali
On the outside, around the shoulder the call on God to bless Muhammad and the 12 Imams
Below this, in the half polygons at the top and bottom of the central band, Qur'an III, sura al-'imran, vv.26-27
Around the base, above the foot, is Qur'an CX, sura al-nasr, an appellation to God ya mufattih al-abwabd, 'O Opener of Doors!'
On the rest of the body and foot, in small letters, are Qur’anic quotations and prayers
On the outside, around the shoulder the call on God to bless Muhammad and the 12 Imams
Below this, in the half polygons at the top and bottom of the central band, Qur'an III, sura al-'imran, vv.26-27
Around the base, above the foot, is Qur'an CX, sura al-nasr, an appellation to God ya mufattih al-abwabd, 'O Opener of Doors!'
On the rest of the body and foot, in small letters, are Qur’anic quotations and prayers
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