Brass divination bowl engraved with symbols and Arabic script

Made:
1801-1900 in Iran
maker:
Unknown
Brass divination bowl engraved with symbols and Arabic script Brass divination bowl engraved with symbols and Arabic script

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Brass divination bowl engraved with symbols and Arabic script, probably Persian, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A159074
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
overall: 35 mm, 135 mm, .227 kg
type:
divination-bowl
credit:
Gayer-Anderson