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Bowl with Inscription

The Khalili Collections

The Khalili Collections

The inscription, which is in a handsome book hand of about a century earlier reads,barakah li-sahibihi ('Blessing to its owner'). Its distinction lies in the fact that it is written in irregular compartments defined by small irregularly-shaped dotted panels. These 'clouds' were later adopted in Qur'anic illumination and, subsequently, became almost standard in the layout of the holy text.

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  • Title: Bowl with Inscription
  • Date Created: 10th century AD
  • Location Created: Afrasiyab (old Samarkand), Central Asia
  • Type: ARTIFACT
  • Medium: earthenware, painted with red and purplish-black slips under a colourless glaze
The Khalili Collections

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