Dish Depicting Turbaned Youth and Persian Poetic Inscriptions
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Caption
Dish Depicting Turbaned Youth and Persian Poetic Inscriptions, early 17th century. Ceramic, slip, underglaze, glaze, 13 5/8 x 2 9/16 in. (34.6 x 6.5 cm) Thickness of rim: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer, 42.212.31. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 42.212.31_PS11.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Dish Depicting Turbaned Youth and Persian Poetic Inscriptions
Date
early 17th century
Period
Safavid
Geography
Place made: Tabriz, Iran
Medium
Ceramic, slip, underglaze, glaze
Classification
Dimensions
13 5/8 x 2 9/16 in. (34.6 x 6.5 cm) Thickness of rim: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Inscriptions
The inscription reads: "May this plate always bring prosperity; May this plate always be among warm dialogue, May this plate be never found empty; May he who eat [from it] always be cheerful". The inscription on this plate reads: "May this plate always be full of wealth May this plate always be in the midst of warm dialogue May this plate never be empty of wealth May he who eats [from it] always be cheerful"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer
Accession Number
42.212.31
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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