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Bowl with incised animals
11th–12th century
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Earthenware, white slip with designs incised and polychrome decoration under transparent glaze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7.4 × 17.2 cm (2 15/16 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur Upham Pope
Accession Number30.414
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionWheel-thrown body; shallow foot ring. Etched designs decorated with green, yellow, and brown glazes under an overall transparent glaze; rabbits, birds, and bears etched (sgraffiato) into the clay walls, a bird in the well; double compass lines near the rim and well
Provenance1930, gift of Arthur Upham Pope to the MFA. (Accession date: May 1, 1930)