“As long as the soup is good, do not worry if the bowl is pretty!”Bowl with Pers
“As long as the soup is good, do not worry if the bowl is pretty!”Bowl with Persian Inscription (Iran), dated A.H. 779/ A.D. 1377, Stonepaste; blue and black painted under transparent glaze, Diam. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) H. 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1970, 1970.28This bowl’s design includes a Persian inscription that reads, "As long as the soup is good, do not worry if the bowl is pretty!“ - An apt reminder that our purpose and what we contain are greater than our outward appearances. -- source link
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