Bowl
late 12th century to early 13th century (made)
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Bowl of fritware, of conical form with straight expanding sides, decorated in black under a turquoise glaze. The inside with a central arabesque medallion, the sides with radiating panels with inscriptions carved through a thick black slip with alternating arabesque motifs. The exterior with alternating pairs of oblique lines.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with carved decoration and underglaze painting |
| Brief description | Fritware bowl, with carved and underglaze painted decoration, Iran (Kashan), late 12th to early 13th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of fritware, of conical form with straight expanding sides, decorated in black under a turquoise glaze. The inside with a central arabesque medallion, the sides with radiating panels with inscriptions carved through a thick black slip with alternating arabesque motifs. The exterior with alternating pairs of oblique lines. |
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| Credit line | Henry Van den Bergh Bequest |
| Historical context | This object is part of a series of objects that were donated by Henry Van den Bergh in his will to the V&A in 1947. c.36-39-1947. Among his Persian pottery collection he also donated 6 ceramics objects to the British Museum and 7 objects to the National Art Collection Fund. |
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| Accession number | C.37-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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