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Pot

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Azerbaijan National Art Museum

Azerbaijan National Art Museum
Baku, Azerbaijan

The ball-shaped dish has three legs. Eastern scenes have been described on the wide border on it. These scenes are aparted with columns which are similiar to Persepolis columns. There are geometrical, floral ornaments and inscriptions in kufic on the borders which locate on the upper and the lower parts.
The scenes on the dish are from Nizami Ganjavi’s "Fitna" and "Eskandarnameh" works. The names of "Mohammed the prophet " and "Imam Ali" have been written in Kufic.

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  • Title: Pot
  • Creator: Unkown
  • Location: Azerbaijan
  • Medium: Metal/ Bronze, carving.
Azerbaijan National Art Museum

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