The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bowl with Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"

Art Object

Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Bowl with Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"

Object Name:: Bowl
Date:: late 9th–early 10th century
Geography:: Iran, Nishapur
Medium:: Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze
Dimensions:: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) Diam. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1938
Accession Number:: 38.40.118

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Description

One of the most common phrases found on Nishapur objects is al-mulk li-allah, or "Sovereignty is God's." Here, the letters are given a stately, elongated form and, unusually, are oriented toward the interior of the bowl.
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What
Ceramics (29,326)

Clay (23,658)

Pottery (12,856)

Earthenware (6,693)

Glaze (5,158)

Bowls (5,015)

Slip (1,251)
Where
Asia (68,257)

Iran (7,074)

Khurasan (2,259)

Nishapur (2,229)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,676)
In the Museum
Islamic Art (12,531)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Iran, 500–1000 A.D.
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