LARGE BRONZE BLESSING BOWL, ENGRAVED WITH INSCRIPTIONS. TRAN - Lot 51

LARGE BRONZE BLESSING BOWL, ENGRAVED WITH INSCRIPTIONS. TRANSOXIANE (SAMARCANDE) OR EASTERN IRAN, 12th CENTURY. Globular in shape, inscribed on the upper part of the outer wall in ornamental kufic, followed on the lower part by inscriptions of blessings to its owner, in cursive with high ascenders. Green patina. Repairs, oxidation, chips, accidents and dents. The inscription: series of blessings "al-Ni'ma wa al-sa'âda, wa al-Dawâm, wa al-Baqâ'...". Diameter: 22 cm. Height: 10.5 cm. For a similar bowl with a very similar shape, especially the upper part, preserved at the Victotia and Albert Museum in London (Inv. 1948-1899), see Catalogue Exposition: L'Etrange Et Le Merveilleux En Terres D'Islam Paperback - 3 May 2001, Marthe Bernus-Taylor (Author), Cécile Jail (Author). Publication: Reunion Des Musées Nationaux, May 2001. fig.106, pp.143-144.