Brass magic cup decorated with zodiac signs, Iran, circa 1800 A brass bowl with a central conical umbilicus, decorated with chiseled inscriptions in naskhi calligraphy in cartouches, medallions and interstices, and large nasta'liq characters around the umbilicus. The text includes religious invocations and Qur'anic verses, including the Throne Verse (Qur'an II, Al-Baqqara, verse 255) on the lip of the bowl. On the reverse, the twelve signs of the zodiac in medallions. Diameter : 12,8 cm Slight deformation, soiling, perforations. A brass Magic or Divination Cup, Iran, circa 1800