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Bowl with Incised Inscription

800s

Iraq, Abbasid Period, 9th Century

Medium
glass
Measurements
Overall: 4.8 x 9.8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1985.21
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The incised inscription, which translates as "Felicity, Glory, Happiness," is an early type of Kufic of which very few examples survive.

Bowl with Incised Inscription

800s

Iraq, Abbasid Period, 9th Century

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