A Safavid tinned-copper deep bowl, Persia, 17th Century

of deep hemispherical form with everted rim, the body incised with a dense band of scrolling and spiralling foliage with wolves attacking hares and gazelles, separated by tall cypress trees, calligraphic bands above and below



 

Minor crack to base, overall in good condition, as viewed.
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inscriptions
On the upper band: the call to God to bless 'The Fourteen Innocents'.
Middle and lower bands inscribed with verses in Persian. For parts of the verses on another piece, see Melikian-Chirvani 1982, p.331.