{"id":183,"date":"2017-04-12T18:43:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/about-face-islamic-art\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2017-05-03T02:34:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T02:34:31","slug":"seljuk-conical-bowl-segments-with-bold-flowers-alternated-with-inscriptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/about-face-islamic-art\/seljuk-conical-bowl-segments-with-bold-flowers-alternated-with-inscriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Seljuk Dynasty Conical Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eastern Iran, Seljuk Dynasty. 12<\/span>th<\/span> to early 13<\/span>th<\/span> century CE<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Conical bowl segments with vegetal designs alternated with inscriptions<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Fritware, painted and carved slip under a transparent glaze<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Gift of Elinor Lander Horwitz, class of 1950<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

SC 2016:29-26<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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This bowl is made of frit (ground glass added to clay), featuring a <\/span>ruba\u02bfi<\/span><\/i> (four-lined poem) in Persian that venerates the <\/span>Shahanshah <\/span><\/i>(King of Kings). The decipherable text reads: <\/span><\/p>\n

Oh King, may you have God\u2019s victory<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

May you say the leaf of truth from the heart [\u2026] bravery [\u2026]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Whoever may not love you may [\u2026]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

May your malevolent become [\u2026]<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

Such adulations of the Shah were common in Persian culture and featured strongly across the arts. They stand in sharp contrast to inscriptions from the Qur’an, adages, or blessings of good health commonly found inscribed on Islamic ceramic ware. <\/span><\/p>\n

The accompanying design of round, dome-like leaves visually reinforce the bowl\u2019s message of “[leaves] of truth,” forming a cohesive blend between text and image. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mingxuan K. Chia, Smith College ’17<\/span><\/p>\n

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