Lusterware bowl with Arabic inscription,
early 13th century

Persian

y142

Information

Title

Lusterware bowl with Arabic inscription

Dates

early 13th century

Medium

Ceramic with white opaque glaze and gold luster

Dimensions

h. 8.0 cm, diam. 16.6 cm (3 1/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Trumbull Prime Collection

Object Number

y142

Place Made

Iran, Kashan

Culture

Persian

Type

lusterware, bowls (vessels), ceramics

Materials

glaze, ceramic, gold

Subject

Arabic scripts

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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Citation

Persian, Kashan, Iran, early 13th century, Lusterware bowl with Arabic inscription. Ceramic with white opaque glaze and gold luster; 8 x 16.6 cm. Trumbull Prime Collection (y142)
Princeton University Art Museum.
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/16057

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Persian, Kashan, Iran, early 13th century, Lusterware bowl with Arabic inscription. Ceramic with white opaque glaze and gold luster; 8 x 16.6 cm. Trumbull Prime Collection (y142)