Harvard Art Museums > 1958.22: Bowl with inscription around the interior Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bowl with inscription around the interior (Unknown Artist) , 1958.22,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216823. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1958.22 People Unknown Artist Title Bowl with inscription around the interior Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 10th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Nishapur Period Samanid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216823 Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware painted in black slip on white ground under transparent glaze Technique Underglazed Dimensions 8 x 25.5 cm (3 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Inscription (in Arabic): "Lâ`l-jûdu yufnî`l-mâla qabla fanâ`ihi wa lâ`l-bukhlu fî mâli`l-shahîhi yazîdu." Translation: "Generosity does not consume wealth before its exhaustion and stinginess does not increase the wealth of a miser." Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet Accession Year 1958 Object Number 1958.22 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 19, 207 Studies In Islamic and Later Indian Art From the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), pae 58 & 60/figure 2 Exhibition History Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974 The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
