Bowl

Description

Bowl of stonepaste fritware with underglaze interior decoration of radiating panels in blue and black containing cursive Arabic or Persian inscriptions probably of a benedictory nature: Middle East, Iran, probably Kashan, 13th century

Museum reference

A.1941.37

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bowl

Production information

Kashan, Iran, West Asia

Date

13th century

Materials

Stonepaste fritware

Physical description

Stone-paste fritware; underglaze interior decoration of radiating panels in blue and black containing cursive inscriptions; painted leafy sprays on exterior

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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