Dish
8th century-10th century (made)
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Dish of red earthenware with decoration painted in green against a ground covered with crude spiral incisions. The rim, which is flat and horizontal, has a row of contingent semi-circles. The inside of the dish has a formal design of a four-petalled flower. In the interspaces are a degraded bird motive and medallions alternately.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with decoration painted and incised |
| Brief description | Dish of red earthenware with decoration painted and incised, Iran, 8th-10th century. |
| Physical description | Dish of red earthenware with decoration painted in green against a ground covered with crude spiral incisions. The rim, which is flat and horizontal, has a row of contingent semi-circles. The inside of the dish has a formal design of a four-petalled flower. In the interspaces are a degraded bird motive and medallions alternately. |
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| Production | register - Khar type? |
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| Accession number | C.1238-1919 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2009 |
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