Iran
dated 1022 AH (1613–14 AD)
brass, mounted on wooden support
inscribed in nasta‘liq and thulth scripts
13.3cm (diameter)
In the centre is a Persian legend with the name Muhammad and the date 1022, in nasta‘liq. In the border are quotations from the Qur’an, prayers and the ‘Names of God’, in nasta‘liq and thulth, as well as magic numbers.