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A BIDRI SILVER-INLAID LIDDED 'MAGIC' BOWL PROPERTY FROM THE JOURDAN-BARRY COLLECTION OF INDIAN ART Bidar, Deccan, Central India, 18th century? Of circular shape with slightly everted rim, on a small circular foot, the interior with three concentric registers of calligraphic bands mentioning the verse of the Throne (ayat al-Kursi, Qur'an II, v. 255), around an inscribed central medallion with the bismillah, a band of drop-shaped decorative elements on the rim and foot, the exterior and lid with a central band of repeating rosettes with stems, the lid topped by a lotus bud-shaped knob, 10.8cm diam. A similar Bidri calligraphic divination bowl was successfully sold in these rooms, 27 April 2018, lot 282. It belonged once to the Late Simon Digby, showing a recurrent interest among Indian art scholars for these Deccani 'magic' bowls.Notes: Islamic & Indian Art