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Cup with a Poem on Wine

Cup with a Poem on Wine. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Wt. 6.3 oz. (178.6 g). Poet: Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi (d. A.H. 385/ A.D. 995-6). Date: second half 10th-11th century.
This cup is inscribed in Arabic in kufic below the outside rim:

Drink! For this day has a special boon, which if you had known about it / You would have hurried up with entertainment and hastened with rapture! // Don't hold the cup back, but drink it diluted, until you die from it, (dead) without reason.
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Cup with a Poem on Wine
Cup with a Poem on Wine. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm) Wt. 6.3 oz. (178.6 g). Poet: Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi (d. A.H. 385/ A.D. 995-6). Date: second half 10th-11th century. This cup is inscribed in Arabic in kufic below the outside rim: Drink! For this day has a special boon, which if you had known about it / You would have hurried up with entertainment and hastened with rapture! // Don't hold the cup back, but drink it diluted, until you die from it, (dead) without reason.
Técnica/material:
Silver; fire-gilded, hammered, chased
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorizaciones:
Modelo: No - Propiedad: No
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Tamaño imagen:
3162 x 4200 px | 38.0 MB
Tamaño impresión:
26.8 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)