Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2018-0006-0025 | |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl / incense holder | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Syria | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Damascus | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Bone; Metal | |
| Description | Large, deep vessel carved out of single piece of dark, hollowed out wood; Slightly bean-shaped, with approximately half of the top open; Bottom of bowl is rounded, without a flattened portion on which to stand; Large link metal chain by which to hang the bowl attached at either end of top opening; Remainder of top portion, and body of bowl, decorated with very thin pieces of white bone inlaid in a floral or leaf motif and Arabic writing, with row of triangles fitted together (downward pointing triangles next to upward pointing); Writing on one side reads “Ya ghafoor. Ya raheem.” (“The forgiver. The merciful.”); Writing on the other side reads “Tawakkaltu Ala-Allah.” (“I trust in Allah.”); Possibly used as an incense holder. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Width = 18.4, Length = 39.0 | |