Live Auction 18768The Oliver Hoare Collection
A TINNED COPPER SMALL BEGGAR'S BOWL (KASHKUL)
Lot 43

A TINNED COPPER SMALL BEGGAR'S BOWL (KASHKUL)

CENTRAL ASIA, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

Closed25 October 2019

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GBP 2,500

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A TINNED COPPER SMALL BEGGAR'S BOWL (KASHKUL)
CENTRAL ASIA, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
On lobed foot, the lower register with squat medallions amidst dense foliage, the upper register with a couplet from the diwan of Rudaki Samaqandi (d. 941 AD) in nasta'liq script
5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) long

Specialist note

The Persian word kashkul represents the oval or boat-shaped beggar’s bowl made of coco-de-mer, metal or wood that dervishes carried and used to collect donations. Kashkuls often bore inscriptions and supplications in Arabic and Persian, and sometimes depicted well known religious scenes. For a full discussion on the kashkul and the origin of its form please see A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, 'From the Royal Boat to the Beggar's Bowl', Islamic Art, Vol. IV, 1991, pp.3-111).