Bidspirit auction | A PERSIAN TINNED COPPER CALLIGRAPHY

A PERSIAN TINNED COPPER CALLIGRAPHY BOWL, 19TH CENTURY. - This Persian bowl from the Qajar period is constructed of tinned copper and features a tapered conical body resting on a flared pedestal foot. The exterior is ornately decorated with multiple horizontal registers of calligraphic and floral ornamentation executed in silver and copper inlay. The central register contains a prominent band of Thuluth-style script, bordered above and below by narrower bands of cursive calligraphy. The lower section of the body is embellished with a decorative band of scrolling floral quatrefoils, a motif that is repeated around the foot. The bowl is hand-wrought, and the interior retains a dark, worn tinned finish.  H: Approximately 11.1cm