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Lot Essay
This kashkul is inscribed around the body with a call to God to bless Muhammad and the 12 Imams. The rim is inscribed with the bismallah, the nada 'ali quatrain, part of a prayer and later ownership inscription which reads, sahibuhu kuchak 'ali 174, 'Its owner Kuchak 'Ali [1]174'.
There is a similar inscribed kashkul in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. 755-1899), illustrated in A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, London, 1982 p.254. A similar Timurid Kashkul was sold in these Rooms, 17 October 1995, lot 300.
There is a similar inscribed kashkul in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. 755-1899), illustrated in A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, London, 1982 p.254. A similar Timurid Kashkul was sold in these Rooms, 17 October 1995, lot 300.