3082221 Fine Damascus poison cup, c.12th century (brass) by Syrian School, (12th century); diam: 11.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Of shallow hemispherical form, the interior engraved with an asymmetric arrangement of finely worked naskh inscriptions with Qur\'anic verses concerning safe childbirth and incantations against colic arranged in lines or concentric circles, magic squares of numerals, interlocking circles of \'magic\' script, together with depictions of animals, the bites of which the bowl is meant to cure, the mad dog, the scorpion, the snake and the twin-headed dragon, the exterior with a fine inscription around the rim containing instructions for using the bowl against ailments, snake and dog bites and birth pains); Photo 穢 Christie\'s Images.