Bowl
12th century (made)
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Bowl, fritware of low saucer shape with everted rim, the interior incised with a central medallion containing a peacock against a background of scrollwork, and the rim with an incised scroll border, covered in a cream coloured glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with incised decoration and glazed |
| Brief description | Cer, Iran, Seljuk, Monochrome, White - Bowl, with incised decoration with monochrome white glaze, Iran, 12th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl, fritware of low saucer shape with everted rim, the interior incised with a central medallion containing a peacock against a background of scrollwork, and the rim with an incised scroll border, covered in a cream coloured glaze. |
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| Object history | Fragments of the coloured wares resembling this dish have been found in quantities at Rakka, near kilns east of the town ramparts by M.E. de Lorreey : see C. Vignier -" L'Exposition d'Art Oriental-Notes sur la Céramique Persane" in Revue des Arts Asiatiques" II, 1925, p. 41. |
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| Accession number | C.404-1923 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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