Spouted Vessel with Qur'anic Verses and the Names of the Shi'a Imams

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17th century · Chased and worked copper alloy · Islamic Art

This object is one of only two known spouted vessels of broad baluster shape. The inscriptions in the roundels on the body provide the names of Shi'ite imams. Other inscriptions quote the Qur'an, while the spout declares the Shi'ite credo of the Nadi 'Aliyan (“call to 'Ali”).

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Chased and worked copper alloy

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2014