A Safavid bronze bowl, Persia, Late 16th Century

of shallow form with a convex body and slightly everted rim, the neck engraved with a calligraphic band on a hatched ground heightened with black, the body engraved with intricate decoration of foliage and arabesques with minor bands below

Overall in good condition, repair to the bottom and the body, minor dents related to age, as viewed.
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inscriptions
Verses in Persian (unidentified)
Owner:  Ustad (Master) 'Ali Kiyani