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Bowl with Incised Inscription
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The incised inscription, which translates as "Felicity, Glory, Happiness," is an early type of Kufic of which very few examples survive.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBowl with Incised Inscription, 800s. Iraq, Abbasid Period, 9th Century. Glass; overall: 4.8 x 9.8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.21