Inscribed Bowl
Object type: Bowl
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Al-Imami Sayyid Naqqash al-Husaini
Artist bio: active Iran, first half 16th century
Artist role: Maker
Date: dated A.H. 942/ 1535–36 CE
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
Geography: Made in probably Tabriz   Iran  
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891