Bidspirit auction | A SAFAVID ENGRAVED COPPER ALLOY

A SAFAVID ENGRAVED COPPER ALLOY BOWL, 17TH CENTURY - A finely engraved copper alloy bowl from Safavid Persia, dating to the 17th century. The exterior is adorned with a continuous band of elegant calligraphic cartouches, likely in nastaʿlīq script, set against a textured ground and framed by delicate scrollwork. The shallow rounded form rests on a small foot, typical of Safavid metal vessels. Such bowls were often decorated with poetic or religious inscriptions. Diameter. 18,5 cm. High. 9 cm.