Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy, 10th century

Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy, 10th century. Ceramic; earthenware, painted in brown slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze, 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.8.
The arabic inscription means : Planning before work protects from regrets; patience is the key to comfort.