A SAFAVID COPPER BOWL MOUNTED AS A BUCKET Safavid Iran,...
A SAFAVID COPPER BOWL MOUNTED AS A BUCKET
Safavid Iran, 17th century
Of typical flattened globular form, with a cylindrical waisted neck and everted rim, the exterior is engraved with bands of interlaced foliage, pointed niches and an epigraphic band containing a Shiʿa inscription invocating the twelve imams in nastaʿliq script running around the neck, later mounted as a bucket, with a tilting handle.
12.5cm high, 21cm including handle, diameter 19cm
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A SAFAVID COPPER BOWL MOUNTED AS A BUCKET
Safavid Iran, 17th century
Of typical flattened globular form, with a cylindrical waisted neck and everted rim, the exterior is engraved with bands of interlaced foliage, pointed niches and an epigraphic band containing a Shiʿa inscription invocating the twelve imams in nastaʿliq script running around the neck, later mounted as a bucket, with a tilting handle.
12.5cm high, 21cm including handle, diameter 19cm
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