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A late 19th century bowl with embossed and chased figures. I think the clue to working out where this is from lies in the script, but I don't recognise it.

Granmaa,

I believe the language your looking at is Farsi or Persian. The elderly gentleman appears to be a wandering Dervish or Sufi. The shape of the bowl is not correct for a kashkul or begging bowl. Are there any marks on the bowl, they will assist those more experienced than myself with identifying a silversmith and or city of origin. If you shoot the calligraphy in each cartouche completely someone may be able to translate it for you.

Hope this helps
Warren

Hi Warren,

Thank you for suggesting a script.
Alas, no marks.

Miles

Granmaa wrote:Hi Warren,

Thank you for suggesting a script.
Alas, no marks.

Miles

I can tell that this not a Persian script but maybe Urdu?

Excellent annasttasiaaa,

There are a number of Urdu speakers here, let's see what they say. Hopefully it does not turn out to be Ottoman Turkish.

Warren