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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Bowl

1600-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The shape of this bowl reflects the popular Mughal taste in design prominent among courtiers and wealthy merchants, many from India, living in Isfahan in the seventeenth century.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, press-moulded, glazed
Brief description
Bowl, fritware, of octafoil shape, covered with a turquoise glaze, Iran, 1600-1700.
Physical description
Bowl, fritware, press-moulded between concave and convex moulds of octafoil form, with pronounced rim, covered in a turquoise-coloured glaze.
Dimensions
  • Width: 6cm
  • Length: 11.1cm
Style
Summary
The shape of this bowl reflects the popular Mughal taste in design prominent among courtiers and wealthy merchants, many from India, living in Isfahan in the seventeenth century.
Collection
Accession number
584-1889

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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