Bowl with Dragons. Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)Diam. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)Wt. 15.3 oz. (433.8 g). Date: dated A.H. 607/A.D. 1210.Snakelike dragons, their heads confronting one another, run concentrically and intertwine on this bowl. Dragons were associated with the pseudo-planet al-Jawzahr, able to cause and reverse eclipses by swallowing moon and sun, and were thus both terrifying and beneficial, protective, and apotropaic. The bowl may have had a perceived beneficial quality, amplified by a twice-inscribed benediction: May your power and glory be perpetual / May your good fortune surpass all limits / So that everything in this bowl brings you enjoyment / Oh master of the world, may it prolong your life. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Bowl with Dragons. Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)Diam. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)Wt. 15.3 oz. (433.8 g). Date: dated A.H. 607/A.D. 1210.Snakelike dragons, their heads confronting one another, run concentrically and intertwine on this bowl. Dragons were associated with the pseudo-planet al-Jawzahr, able to cause and reverse eclipses by swallowing moon and sun, and were thus both terrifying and beneficial, protective, and apotropaic. The bowl may have had a perceived beneficial quality, amplified by a twice-inscribed benediction: May your power and glory be perpetual / May your good fortune surpass all limits / So that everything in this bowl brings you enjoyment / Oh master of the world, may it prolong your life. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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