A Safavid tinned-copper bowl, Persia, 16th century

of deep rounded form with everted rim, band of thuluth calligraphy on shoulder, decorated beneath with alternating half and whole cartouches filled with split-palmette and chinoiserie cloud band designs, flattened rim with five cartouches, one of which containing owner's name

In generally good overall condition, slightly rubbed, some knocks and abrasions, interior with some oxidisation, one rim cartouche etched out to make way for another, as viewed.
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inscriptions

Name in cartouche: Sahib Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Isfahani 

Thuluth inscription: 'Divine benedictions for Mustafa Muhammad, and Mustafa 'Ali and the Virgin Fatima and the two grandchildren Hassan and Hussein and benedictions on Zeyn al-'Atidin 'Ali, al-Sadiq Ga'far and Kazim Musa and Reda 'Ali and al-Taqi and al-Naqi 'Ali and the soldier al-Hasan and Benedictions of al-Haqqah, the Successor of the Pure, Muhammad al-Mahdi, Master of Time'

For a similar design as on the body, see Melikian-Chirvani 1982, p.268, fig.67 and p.270, fig.69.