Bowl
late 12th century (made)
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Portion of a bowl of glazed white fritware, painted in brown lustre. With a flat narrow rim projecting over the interior, below which is a frieze of conventional Kufic characters. The middle is occupied with a radiating design about a central rosette, forming panels in each of which is a human-headed winged leopard in a medallion. The outside is painted with scrolled devices under an arcade.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Portion of a bowl of glazed white fritware, painted in brown lustre, and with a flat narrow rim projecting over the interior, Rayy, late 12th century. |
| Physical description | Portion of a bowl of glazed white fritware, painted in brown lustre. With a flat narrow rim projecting over the interior, below which is a frieze of conventional Kufic characters. The middle is occupied with a radiating design about a central rosette, forming panels in each of which is a human-headed winged leopard in a medallion. The outside is painted with scrolled devices under an arcade. |
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| Production | register |
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| Accession number | C.776-1909 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2009 |
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