Bowl with Design of Rectangular Panels, AKM746, The Aga Khan Museum

Dish, decorated with painting in dark brown, stained yellow, on a white slip shows. Four arc shapes at the rim, from which two onion-shapes in two of the arcs wide bands project filled with wavy lines. Each arc is separated from the next by a line of pseudo-Kufic.

AKM746, Bowl with Design of Rectangular Panels

Side of dish, decorated with painting in dark brown, stained yellow, on a white slip shows. view of one arc shapes at the rim, from which an onion-shape coming from the arc has a wide bands project filled with wavy lines. Each arc is separated from the next by a line of pseudo-Kufic.

AKM746, Bowl with Design of Rectangular Panels

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Bowl with Design of Rectangular Panels

Accession Number:AKM746
Place:Iran, Nishapur
Dimensions:11.1 cm x 37.2 cm
Date:late 10th century
Materials and Technique:Earthenware, white slip with black decoration under a yellowish glaze

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