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

Bowl

9th century-10th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of light red earthenware with incised decoration under a clear glaze stained with strokes and patches of green, greenish-yellow and manganese-purple. Inverted conical with nearly straight sides and grooved flat base. Decoration consists of an incised leaf-shaped motive roughly scribbled over, outlined in green and enclosed by a loop of short parallel strokes in blurred manganese-purple, in each of the three compartments separated by spandrels coloured green.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with incised decoration under a clear glaze and stained
Brief description
Bowl of light red earthenware with incised decoration under a clear glaze stained with strokes and patches, Iran, 9th century-10th century.
Physical description
Bowl of light red earthenware with incised decoration under a clear glaze stained with strokes and patches of green, greenish-yellow and manganese-purple. Inverted conical with nearly straight sides and grooved flat base. Decoration consists of an incised leaf-shaped motive roughly scribbled over, outlined in green and enclosed by a loop of short parallel strokes in blurred manganese-purple, in each of the three compartments separated by spandrels coloured green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 17.1cm
From the Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.6-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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