Bowl with flaring rim, turquoise glazed, silvery iridescence. The foot is unglazed.  On the outside, five vertical, appliqué strips of clay, not equidistant from each other, are cross-hatched like strands of rope and end in points projecting out from the rim and single, small rosett between them.
AKM777, Bowl with Flaring Rim and Moulded Decoration

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Bowl with Flaring Rim and Moulded Decoration
  • Accession Number:AKM777
  • Place:Iran, Kashan
  • Dimensions:12.7 x 19 cm
  • Date:13th century
  • Materials and Technique:fritware, moulded, with a transparent turquoise glaze

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