A Safavid tinned-copper bowl Persia, late 17th Century of deep rounded form on a short splayed foot with everted rim, engraved and decorated to body with radiating palmettes on a ground of floral scrollwork, the lower body with a frieze of hanging trilobed motifs, the rim with a band of inscriptions in nasta'liq on a ground of floral motifs 29.5 cm. diam. Footnotes: Inscriptions: below rim, the call to God to bless the Twelve Imams; to lobed cartouche, possibly, 'Its owner, Husayn ibn Na'im (?) ...'. For a Safavid bowl with comparable palmette motifs, see A.S.Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World: 8-18th Centuries, London 1982, p.331, fig. 151. Important Notice to Buyers Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian), Syrian or Afghan origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them. Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: R R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing