1999.318: Bowl with Arabesques and Deer, and Persian Verses
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1999.318
- Title
- Bowl with Arabesques and Deer, and Persian Verses
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- c. 1600
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
- Period
- Safavid period
- Culture
- Persian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/215532
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Tinned copper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 27 cm (5 5/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: Inscription (in Persian): "Tâsî ke darûn-i û za Yâqût bovad // Khatt-i lab-i û khatt-i Yâqût bovad // Z'âvâz-i khwosh-ash râhat-i jân afzâyad // Dil-râ za na`îm-i ni`mat-ash quvvat bovad // Ghulâm-i shâh-i vilâyat Muhammad Amîn." Translation: "A bowl the inside of which is made of ruby // The line of its lip is the writing of Yâqût // From its pleasant sound the ease of the heart increases // The heart derives strength from the pleasure of its blessing. // Servant of the king of Trusteeship, Muhammad Amîn."
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of Margaret F. Schroeder
- Accession Year
- 1999
- Object Number
- 1999.318
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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