A Qajar jade bowl Persia, 19th/ 20th Century

A Qajar jade bowl
Persia, 19th/ 20th Century
of curved flaring form on a short foot, engraved with four cartouches filled with inscriptions in nasta'liq
13 cm. diam.
Inscriptions: invocations to Imam 'Ali, ya qahir al-'adu!/ya wali al-wali!/ ya mazhar al-'ajayib!/ya murtada 'ali!, 'O the one who subdues enemies! O the guardian of friends! O the one who causes miracles! O Murtada 'Ali!'.

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