18. 18R A Qajar tinned copper dish Persia, 19th Century of rounded form with wide rim, profusely engraved with an interlace of split palmettes and floral motifs, inscriptions to the walls and in a roundel to the well 40 cm. diam. Inscriptions: a couplet from a quatrain by Rudaki (d. AD 941) and a verse (not fully decipherable); to the well possibly a date, [1]3 [0]9 (1891-2). Important Notice to Buyers Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.