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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

late 12th century to early 13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.3cm
  • Height: 9.5cm
Dimensions are taken from register.
Styles
Gallery label
BOWL. White earthenware painted in black and blue under turquoise galze. PERSIAN (KASHAN) ; early 13th century. Henry Van den Bergh Bequest. C. 37-1847.(1954-2005)
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.37-1947

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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