Keywords: Iranian - Earthenware Bowl with Kufic Inscriptions - Walters 482071.jpg Ceramic vessels from early medieval Nishapur were frequently decorated with proverbs or short sayings in Arabic The proverb here written in two parts may be interpreted as The loyal person is the most praiseworthy century 9 10 Medieval earthenware with underglaze decoration cm 6 5 22 6 h x diam accession number 48 2071 12574 H Khan Monif New York no 2052 Walters Art Museum Baltimore 1955 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1955 Translation The loyal person is the most praiseworthy place of origin Nishapur Iran Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum Islamic ceramics from Nishapur Kufic style |