A silver and copper inlaid bronze tray, Khurasan, circa 1200

of rectangular form raised upon a lip, a central octagonal recess with incised and inlaid decoration of a medallion of interlacing strapwork flanked by a pair of bands of kufic on a scrolling ground, the rim with bands of cursive calligraphy interspersed with roundels composed of rosettes and scrolling split-palmette spandrels

inscriptions

In Kufic:

bi'l-yumn wa al-baraka wa al-daw[la]/ wa al-yumn wa al-baraka wa al-dawl[a]

'With Good-fortune and Blessing and Wealth and Good-fortune and Blessing and Wealth'

In cursive:

al-'izz wa al-iqbal wa a/l-dawla wa al-sa'ada/ wa al-salama wa al-ni'ma/ wa al-tamma wa al-kirama wa al-fira/gha wa al-qina'a wa a/l-shukra wa al-shakir[a]/ wa al-nusra wa al-nasira/ wa al-shifa'a wa /al-da/ wa al-dawama wa al-kifaya wa al-'a/fiya wa al-baqa da'im lisa [hibihi]

'Glory and Prosperity and Wealth and Happiness and Well-being and (God's) Favour and Entirety and Generosity and Repose and Contentment and Gratitude and Gratefulness and Victory and giving Help and (Prophet's) Intercession and Endurance and Sufficiency and Health and everlasting Long-life to its owner'