Bowl
late 12th century (made)
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Bowl of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre. The middle is divided by bands of chain-pattern radiating from a central rosette into six compartments in which are conventional cypress-trees. Round the rim inside is a simulated Arabic inscription. The outside is painted with leafy scrolls.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware with underglaze decoration, painted over white slip and with lustre |
Brief description | Bowl of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre, Rayy, late 12th century. |
Physical description | Bowl of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre. The middle is divided by bands of chain-pattern radiating from a central rosette into six compartments in which are conventional cypress-trees. Round the rim inside is a simulated Arabic inscription. The outside is painted with leafy scrolls. |
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Object history | Found on the site of a ruined city near Soltan-abad, now Arak in Iran. |
Production | register |
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Accession number | 557-1907 |
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Record created | March 25, 2009 |
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