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Bowl with figural decoration
Seljuq period
late 12th–early 13th century
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Fritware (stonepaste), white slip with polychrome enamel over transparent glaze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10.2 x 21.8 cm (4 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Helen Norton in memory of Harry A. Norton
Accession Number63.1392
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionWheel-thrown body; high foot. Interior: red, black, blue, and green enamels (mina'i) over turquoise-tinted transparent glaze; birds and two groups of three figures on either side of a flowering tree; pseudo-calligraphy in blue below the rim. Exterior: band of pseudo-calligraphy in black below the rim, delineated by black lines
InscriptionsBand of overglaze black cursive inscription on exterior with overglaze red border. Band of floriated Kufic on interior rim
ProvenanceGift of Miss Helen Norton in memory of Harry A. Norton, Sept. 18, 1963.