Bowl
Artist
Persia
Date12-13th century
MediumStonepaste (fritware) with over-glaze painted polychromy and gold, Mina'i ware
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Oliver S. Orton
Object number1967.29.1
DescriptionBowl painted maroon, gray, green, black, and tan over a white-gray glaze, ten seated figures interspersed with leafy branches in a band, beneath a narrower band of floral and calligraphy motifs and separated from it by a maroon line. In the center of the bowl an intricate hexagonal pattern with lozenge shaped dabs of color. Around the outside of the bowl, a band of caligraphy enclosed by maroon lines. The top of the rim has a pattern of gray dabs of paint.On View
On view
12-13 century
Late 13th century
12-13 century
