AN ENGRAVED TINNED COPPER 'MAGIC' BOWL WITH A GEOMANTIC CHART AND FIGURES
Zand Iran, 18th century

Of deep rounded shape, resting on a plain flattened base, with a gently splayed rim, the interior engraved with several concentric bands and roundels filled with divinatory and auspicious naskh inscriptions and numbers, in the centre a rectangular geomantic chart featuring numerals, letters, and stylised figures, the exterior engraved with thin concentric lines, 17.5cm diam.