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Dishfirst quarter of the 13th century

Not on view
Ceramic lustre-ware dish with scalloped rim, Arabic calligraphy border, and cream figural and foliate motifs on a copper-brown ground, heavily worn at center
Large ceramic dish with scalloped rim, pale glaze with lustrous brown overglaze decoration; interior and rim bands feature Arabic or Persian script in cursive script, with exterior arcade pattern along the foot.
Title
Dish
Place Made
Iran, Kashan
Date Made
first quarter of the 13th century
Medium
Fritware, molded and overglaze luster-painted
Dimensions
Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.76 cm); Diameter: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.190
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic