A silver-inlaid brass bowl
A silver-inlaid brass bowl
Persia or Mesopotamia, 14th Century
with rounded base, tapering sides and inverted rim, engraved and inlaid in silver and black composition with a band of inscription in thuluth on a ground of foliate interlace interspersed by six petaled rosettes with roundels containing Chinese style motifs, above and below palmette motifs, cartouches containing geometric designs and an inscription filled cartouche
23 cm. diam.
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A silver-inlaid brass bowl
Persia or Mesopotamia, 14th Century
with rounded base, tapering sides and inverted rim, engraved and inlaid in silver and black composition with a band of inscription in thuluth on a ground of foliate interlace interspersed by six petaled rosettes with roundels containing Chinese style motifs, above and below palmette motifs, cartouches containing geometric designs and an inscription filled cartouche
23 cm. diam.