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Divination Bowl

Arts of the Islamic World

On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Brass; incised and inscribed
  • Place Made: Iran
  • DATES A.H. 1058/1648–1649 C.E.
    PERIOD Safavid Period
    DIMENSIONS 3 x 8 1/2 in. (7.6 x 21.6 cm) Foot Ring: 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (1.3 x 9.5 cm) slanted rim: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 73.52.1
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1973, provenance not yet documented; by 1973, acquired by Charles K. Wilkinson and Irma Bezold Wilkinson (Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson) of New York, NY; May 15, 1973, gift of Charles K. Wilkinson and Irma Bezold Wilkinson to the Brooklyn Museum.
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