A SAFAVID TINNED COPPER BOWL, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY A SAFAVID TINNED COPPER BOWL, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY A SAFAVID TINNED COPPER BOWL, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY A SAFAVID TINNED COPPER BOWL, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

A SAFAVID TINNED COPPER BOWL, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3006381

A Persian tinned copper bowl of shallow rounded form with slightly everted rim, the body engraved with a register of cartouches enclosing dense nasta'liq calligraphy on a hatched ground featuring the names of the Prophet, Fatima and the Twelve Shi'a Imams, flanked by two narrow bands of classic scrolls. above interlocking split palmette trellis, rosette sprays, and cusped arabesque medallions. Height: 14 cm. Diameter: 29 cm.