Bowl
17th century (made)
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Dish painted in three blues. There is a white rim with a bold blue line above the outer decoration which considsts of a double scroll with four oblong flowers at the intersections. Striped conch shells, six petalled flower and knotted finials fill further spaces. On the outside there is a circle of flowrs with their leaves, trhen four lobed lozenges filling the well, with four more flowers separating them. All eight flowers are linked together with flower stems which almost form a circle.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware |
Brief description | Ceramic, Iran, 16th or 17th century, painted with blue flowers |
Physical description | Dish painted in three blues. There is a white rim with a bold blue line above the outer decoration which considsts of a double scroll with four oblong flowers at the intersections. Striped conch shells, six petalled flower and knotted finials fill further spaces. On the outside there is a circle of flowrs with their leaves, trhen four lobed lozenges filling the well, with four more flowers separating them. All eight flowers are linked together with flower stems which almost form a circle. |
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Accession number | 480-1878 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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