Spouted Vessel with Qur'anic Verses and the Names of the Shi'a Imams, 17th century, Country of Origin India (Golconda or Bidar), Chased and worked copper alloy, H.: 5.1 inches (13 cm) x Diam.: 4.5 inches (11.5 cm), Metalwork, 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”)
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