Bowl
13th century (made)
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Bowl of whitish fritware, painted in blue and black and covered with a clear glaze. Inside on the bottom is a large rosette formed of two interlaced trefoils reserved on a blue medallion with a diaper of small black crosses. Round the rim is an Arabic inscription reserved on a black band, below a blue border. The outside is painted with vertical stems of grass-like foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted under the glaze |
| Brief description | Bowl of whitish fritware, painted in blue and black and covered with a clear glaze, probably Kashan, 13th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of whitish fritware, painted in blue and black and covered with a clear glaze. Inside on the bottom is a large rosette formed of two interlaced trefoils reserved on a blue medallion with a diaper of small black crosses. Round the rim is an Arabic inscription reserved on a black band, below a blue border. The outside is painted with vertical stems of grass-like foliage. |
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| Object history | Found on the site of the city of Rhages. |
| Production | register |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. p. 45, plate 87A |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.726-1909 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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