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Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Bowl with Incised Inscription

800s

Iraq, Abbasid Period, 9th Century

glass
Overall: 4.8 x 9.8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1985.21
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The incised inscription, which translates as "Felicity, Glory, Happiness," is an early type of Kufic of which very few examples survive.
  • ?–1985
    (Saeed Motamed, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1985–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1984.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 2 (April 1985): 163–207. Reproduced: p. 171; Mentioned: p. 205, no. 144 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
  • {{cite web|title=Bowl with Incised Inscription|url=false|author=|year=800s|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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