Polychrome Bowl
Polychrome Bowl
Polychrome Bowl
Polychrome Bowl

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Polychrome Bowl,

ca. 1200

Persian
y1949-16

Information

Title
Polychrome Bowl
Dates

ca. 1200

Medium
Ceramic (Rhages Ware) with underglaze painting and clear glaze
Dimensions
h. 8.0 cm, diam. 19.4 cm (3 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, John Maclean Magie, Class of 1892, and Gertrude Magie Fund
Object Number
y1949-16
Place Made

Iran

Inscription
Cursive Arabic inscription, possibly Koranic.
Culture
Persian
Period
Rayy
Type
ceramics, bowls (vessels)
Materials
glaze, ceramic, paint
Subject
figures (representations), thrones, floral patterns, men, women

Purchased by George W. Elderkin at a Parke-Bernet sale (unknown year), item no. 132; purchased by the Museum in 1949.

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