Bowl
9th century (made)
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Bowl of earthenware with decoration painted in olive-green, vermilion and deep purple on a white slip. Conical with slightly turned out rim and flat base. Light red clay. In the middle is a rosette reserved on a green-painted ground. Round the sides radiate alternate palmettes with reserved veins and large buds painted in green with inner markings of vermilion, and in the palmettes, a row of three deep purple spots. Buds and palmettes are in contour panels, the field being filled with small dots and circles with dotted centres. Round the edge is a scalloped green band. There is slip on the exterior reaching almost to the base. Round the rim are diagonal dashes of vermilion.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with decoration painted in olive-green, vermilion and deep purple on a white slip |
| Brief description | Conical bowl of earthenware with decoration painted in olive-green, vermilion and deep purple on a white slip, Central Asia, 9th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of earthenware with decoration painted in olive-green, vermilion and deep purple on a white slip. Conical with slightly turned out rim and flat base. Light red clay. In the middle is a rosette reserved on a green-painted ground. Round the sides radiate alternate palmettes with reserved veins and large buds painted in green with inner markings of vermilion, and in the palmettes, a row of three deep purple spots. Buds and palmettes are in contour panels, the field being filled with small dots and circles with dotted centres. Round the edge is a scalloped green band. There is slip on the exterior reaching almost to the base. Round the rim are diagonal dashes of vermilion. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the Demotte Collection. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. Page 18, plate 17B |
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| Accession number | C.147-1937 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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