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View full screenCase of brass, square, probably to hold a copy of the Qur'an, with an arabesque design on the front, and engraved with Qur'anic verses, prayers and invocations to Allah, Muhammad and Ali: West Asia, Iran, Safavid, dated AH 1109/ CE 1697 - 1698
A.1886.391
Iran, West Asia
1697 - 1698
Safavid period
Brass case, square, with opening on small side, on hinges; front with arabesques in cutwork, inscriptions in different styles all-over; including prayers such as nadi aliyyan on the front; the names of the twelve imams on the sides and Qur'anic verses including Sura 2,255-257 and 110 on the back
Allah
Muhammad
Ali
Scarce, Jennifer M., Domestic culture in the Middle East : An exploration of the household interior, Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland, 1996, p. 80.
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