VERY FINE ANTIQUE ISLAMIC~PERSIAN~ARABIC~ORNATE BRASS DERVISH KASHKUL

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VERY FINE ANTIQUE ISLAMIC~PERSIAN~ARABIC~ORNATE BRASS DERVISH KASHKUL:
$449.99

~ ANTIQUE MIDDLE EasterN~ ISLAMIC ~ PERSIAN
FINE ORNATE HAND MADE BRASS REPOUSSE KASHKUL - DERVISH BEGGING BOWLThis is a wonderfully detailed, hand hammered & chased Persian brass Dervish begging bowl, or Kashkul covered with all over elaborate Islamic patterns. A super rare and wonderful example of naive Islamic ~Sufi art. FROM PERSIA OR NORTHERN SYRIA.USED AND PROBABLY MADE BY A SUFI HOLY MANOR MUSLIM MENDICANT.Kashkuls carried the donations on which dervishes relied for sustenance and also functioned as drinking vessels or food containers for wandering ascetics. They simultaneously symbolized the emptying of the Sufi’s soul or ego through the renunciation of worldly goods and aspirations, and the nourishment of that soul with divine knowledge. The bowls were produced in a variety of media and were held or hung from the shoulder by metal chains.
( ~~ 12-1/2\" X 5-1/2 \"~~ )