A Safavid copper bowl, signed by Amin, Persia, 17th century

of deep rounded form with a slightly everted rim supported on a narrow splayed foot, the exterior engraved with cypress trees flanked by seated courtly figures alternating with panels of spiralling split-palmettes, bordered by narrow bands of scrolling floral vine, pendant palmette arcade below and calligraphy against a foliate scroll ground above

in good overall condition, pitting and patination consistent with age, minor surface abrasions, as viewed.
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inscriptions

Round the rim:  Call to God to bless 'The Fourteen Innocents'

In the small cartouche:  'The servant of the House of Muhammad, Amin'.