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Inscribed Bowl

dated 942 AH/1535–36 CE
Not on view
The defining elements of this bowl—cloud scrolls, cartouches, interlacing roundels, and the "Y" pattern—point to Safavid Tabriz as the most likely place of production. Immediately below the rim is a Shi'i prayer in naskh script. Enclosed in the cartouches are verses invoking abundance and happiness. The name of the owner, Qasim ibn Husain Qannadi, the artist’s signature, and the date of manufacture appear further down, in the row of quatrefoils. The bowl can also be linked to the late fifteenth‑century Turkmen school of metalwork, which had close stylistic ties to the arts of the Ottoman and Mamluk empires.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Inscribed Bowl
  • Maker: Al-Imami Sayyid Naqqash al-Husaini (active Iran, first half 16th century)
  • Date: dated 942 AH/1535–36 CE
  • Geography: Made in Iran, probably Tabriz
  • Medium: Copper; tinned, engraved, and inlaid with black compound
  • Dimensions: H. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
    Diam. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.615
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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