Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy
1 of 3
Object Label
Caption
Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy, 10th century. Ceramic; earthenware, painted in brown slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze, 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm) diameter: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.8. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy
Date
10th century
Period
Samanid Period
Geography
Possible place made: Greater Khurasan, Possible place made: Northeast Iran, Iran
Medium
Ceramic; earthenware, painted in brown slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze
Classification
Dimensions
5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm) diameter: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
Inscriptions
In Arabic (Kufic script), "التدبیر قبل العمل یؤمنک من الندم، الصبر مففتاح الفرج” [Planning before work protects from regrets; patience is the key to comfort]. The two proverbs written on this bowl are attributed to Imam `Ali. The proverbs were published by Abdullah Ghouchani in “Inscriptions on Nishapur Pottery” (1986, see Bibliography for full citation in English and Persian). In Arabic (Kufic script), "Planning before work protects from regrets; patience is the key to comfort." The two proverbs written on this bowl are attributed to Imam `Ali. The proverbs were published by Abdullah Ghouchani in “Inscriptions on Nishapur Pottery” (1986, see Bibliography for full citation in English and Persian). Inscription read by Abdullah Ghouchani
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.8
Have information?
Have information about an artwork? Contact us at