Bowl
13th century (made)
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Bowl of whitish fritware, painted in black and covered with a turquoise-blue glaze. The sides expand widely from a flat base and curve inwards again at the top, the lower part being painted with vertical stripes, and the shoulder with a band of Arabic inscription. Inside on the bottom is a human-headed bird in the midst of foliated stems on a ground of spirals within a circular medallion.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted under the glaze |
| Brief description | Bowl of whitish fritware, painted and glazed, Iran, 13th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of whitish fritware, painted in black and covered with a turquoise-blue glaze. The sides expand widely from a flat base and curve inwards again at the top, the lower part being painted with vertical stripes, and the shoulder with a band of Arabic inscription. Inside on the bottom is a human-headed bird in the midst of foliated stems on a ground of spirals within a circular medallion. |
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| Production | register |
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| Accession number | C.722-1909 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2009 |
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