Bowl
early 20th century (made)
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Bowl of red earthenware with decoration cut through a white slip and painted in brown and green under a greenish glaze. The inside of the bowl is taken up with a large circular medallion filled with a squatting human figure with outstretched arms, and wearing a spotted robe with sleeves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with decoration cut through a white slip, painted under a greenish glaze |
| Brief description | Bowl of red earthenware with decoration cut through a white slip and painted under a greenish glaze, Iran, possibly early 20th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of red earthenware with decoration cut through a white slip and painted in brown and green under a greenish glaze. The inside of the bowl is taken up with a large circular medallion filled with a squatting human figure with outstretched arms, and wearing a spotted robe with sleeves. |
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| Gallery label | Bowl
Earthenware wich incised decoration
Persian ("Garrus" ware); an old bowl with new decoration
C.211-1926
The decoration hsa been cut through the glaze of an original bowl and the piece then re-glazed and re-fired. The bowl, with rather plain decoration, may have been fairly old. The new decoration was done in the 1920s when this type of ware was avidly collected in the West. The style of drawing is impossible for the 12th century when the original "Garrus" wares were done.(Old 133 G label) |
| Object history | Dr Y. Crowe believes the bowl is modern, possibly 20th century (Dec. 1976). |
| Production | register - possibly early 20th century |
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| Accession number | C.211-1926 |
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| Record created | April 7, 2009 |
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