Footed bowl

This vessel flares up from the bottom of the bowl to a sharp carination at which point the walls become vertical, ending in a thin simple rim. The vessel has a narrow but relatively high ring foot. The background of the bowl is white. The inside of the bowl is decorated with a four-fold stylized floral pattern with a band of white-on-black calligraphy at the carination. The inside of the bowl has a band of white-on-black calligraphy. The lower outside areas of the bowl are decorated with a stylized plant motif. The ring foot is undecorated.

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Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, 12th century
Medium
Earthenware painted under glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 10.6 x 20.2 cm (4 3/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Geography
Iran, Kashan
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1997.111
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
earthenware, flower, Hauge collection, inscription, Iran, plant, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

This vessel flares up from the bottom of the bowl to a sharp carination at which point the walls become vertical, ending in a thin simple rim. The vessel has a narrow but relatively high ring foot. The background of the bowl is white. The inside of the bowl is decorated with a four-fold stylized floral pattern with a band of white-on-black calligraphy at the carination. The inside of the bowl has a band of white-on-black calligraphy. The lower outside areas of the bowl are decorated with a stylized plant motif. The ring foot is undecorated.

Published References
  • Thomas Lawton, Thomas W. Lentz. Beyond the Legacy: Anniversary Acquisitions for the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. vol. 1 Washington, 1998. pp. 134-137.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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