Speaking Object: Bowl with Arabic Inscription

Listen to the proverb on this epigraphic slip-painted bowl. The Speaking Object project gives voice to inscribed works of art from the Islamic world. Learn more: Featured Artwork: Bowl with Arabic Inscription, 10th century. Iran, Nishapur. Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm) Diam. 18 in. (45.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1965 () Subscribe for new content from The Met: #TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Museum © 2022 The Metropolitan Museum of Art