Dish
13th century (made)
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Dish of earthenware painted with light purple, turquoise blue and brownish-black enamels. Painted in the middle in a circular panel with two confronted birds with intertwined necks in light purple and branching foliage in turquoise blue. Wide border composed of four radiating stylised trees with wavy stems and arabesques foliage in purple, and branching foliage in turquoise. All outlined in brownish black on a ground cross-hatched .
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Dish of earthenware painted with light purple, turquoise blue and brownish-black enamels, Iran, 13th century. |
| Physical description | Dish of earthenware painted with light purple, turquoise blue and brownish-black enamels. Painted in the middle in a circular panel with two confronted birds with intertwined necks in light purple and branching foliage in turquoise blue. Wide border composed of four radiating stylised trees with wavy stems and arabesques foliage in purple, and branching foliage in turquoise. All outlined in brownish black on a ground cross-hatched . |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr A Garabed |
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| Accession number | C.346-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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