Copper Alms Measure / 18th Morocco / Cache Pot

Copper grain alms measure Fully worked and finely chiseled Morocco 18th century This alms was to be paid after Ramadan Zakat-al-Fitr It testifies to the importance given to the practice of alms in Islam. At the end of Ramadan, custom required that a full measure of wheat or other foodstuff be given to the poor. Good General condition of use, Beautiful patina, three old restorations on the bottom (photo 9) Height 30cm, diameter 33cm, width with handles 39cm Weight 4kg Careful shipping / Islamic Art Ottoman Empire Persia Kadjar Qadjar Qajar Mamluk Indo Persian Middle East Oriental Tas Hammam Pot Cache Pot Old

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