Beaker with a man dressed in a long red garment on a white background on either side of him foliage. The lower part of the sides decorated with a band of purple and blue triangles, the top with a band of white. The inside rim is ornamented with a band of black Kufic script.
AKM774, Beaker with Courtly Figures, Birds and Arabesques

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Inside view of the Beaker, top inside rim is ornamented with a band of black Kufic script, at the bottom a sun like shape in black.
AKM774, Beaker with Courtly Figures, Birds and Arabesques, Interior

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On Display
Beaker with Courtly Figures, Birds and Arabesques
  • Accession Number:AKM774
  • Place:Iran, Central Iran
  • Dimensions:12.5 x 11.4 cm
  • Date:1200-1219
  • Materials and Technique:fritware, opaque monochrome glaze with polychrome inglaze and overglaze decoration, and gilding (minai ware)

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