A Mamluk tinned brass magic bowl Egypt or Syria, 15th/...
A Mamluk tinned brass magic bowl
Egypt or Syria, 15th/ 16th Century
of deep rounded form with slightly flattened everted rim, engraved with a central roundel containing a six-pointed star, surrounded by bands of inscriptions, inscription-filled roundels and magic squares, an arcade filled with inscriptions and cable designs, the exterior with further inscription-filled roundels and bands
13.5 cm. diam.
Inscriptions: Qur'an, chapter LIX (al-hashr), verses 22-parts of 24, Qur'an, chapters CXII (al-ikhlas) and CXIII (al-falaq), repeat of the word allah and Qur'an, chapter XXXIII (al-ahzab), verse 25 and XVII (al-isra'), verse 17.
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A Mamluk tinned brass magic bowl
Egypt or Syria, 15th/ 16th Century
of deep rounded form with slightly flattened everted rim, engraved with a central roundel containing a six-pointed star, surrounded by bands of inscriptions, inscription-filled roundels and magic squares, an arcade filled with inscriptions and cable designs, the exterior with further inscription-filled roundels and bands
13.5 cm. diam.
Inscriptions: Qur'an, chapter LIX (al-hashr), verses 22-parts of 24, Qur'an, chapters CXII (al-ikhlas) and CXIII (al-falaq), repeat of the word allah and Qur'an, chapter XXXIII (al-ahzab), verse 25 and XVII (al-isra'), verse 17.