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Cup12th century

Not on view
Small ceramic footed cup with deep cobalt blue glaze, exterior decorated with repeated molded human faces in relief framed by beaded headdresses, scalloped rim
Ceramic footed cup with white interior and deep cobalt blue exterior glaze, decorated with multiple molded human faces in relief around the body; scalloped rim is chipped and partially broken, with visible crazing in the glaze.
Ceramic footed bowl with deep cobalt blue glaze, flared rim with chips, applied decorative elements at the midsection, and visible crackle pattern across the lower body and foot.
Ceramic vessel fragment with deep cobalt blue glaze and heavy crazing, featuring molded relief decoration of human faces and draped forms around the exterior.
Ceramic bowl with deep cobalt blue glaze and crackled surface, decorated with molded human faces in relief encircling the exterior, showing fine crazing throughout.
Ceramic footed cup with deep cobalt blue glaze, molded in relief with repeating human faces and pendant garland motifs encircling the exterior, crackled glaze surface revealing buff clay beneath.
Ceramic footed cup with deep cobalt blue glaze and heavy crackle, molded in relief with human faces and grape clusters encircling the lobed, flared body.
Ceramic cup on a small footed base, covered in deep cobalt blue glaze with extensive crazing and areas of glaze loss revealing a buff clay body beneath.
Title
Cup
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Fritware, molded and glazed
Dimensions
Height: 3 7/16 in. (8.73 cm); Diameter: 4 13/16 in. (12.22 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.342
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic