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Collections

Bowl13th century

Not on view
Ceramic bowl with wide flared mouth and low foot ring, decorated with cobalt blue and black Arabic script band and pendant floral motifs on an off-white glaze
Ceramic dish with white ground, decorated in cobalt blue and black with a symmetrical arabesque pattern of curling scrolls and dotted leaf forms radiating from a central motif; Arabic script inscription encircles the rim; crackled glaze with visible restoration lines.
Title
Bowl
Place Made
Iran, Kashan
Date Made
13th century
Medium
Fritware, underglaze-painted
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 8 in. (11.43 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.255
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.