The Profession of Faith (Al Shahada)

Wasmaa Chorbachi (American (born in Egypt) 1943)

Iraqi-American

1994

Place of Creation: Cambridge, MA, USA

Medium/Technique Porcelain with matte glaze

Dimensions Height x diameter: 7 x 42.7 cm (2 3/4 x 16 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Asiatic Deaccession Fund

Accession Number2002.107

ClassificationsCeramics

DescriptionPlate with rippled edge, impressed with the words of the Shahada: “There is no deity but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God”

Signed Yes

Provenance2002, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2002)