Bowl with a low, unglazed foot and vertical, fluted sides has an opaque, turquoise glaze and is decorated along the outside rim with a row of repeating Kufic letters in gold, outlined in red.
AKM775, Bowl with Golden Calligraphy

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Bowl with Golden Calligraphy
  • Accession Number:AKM775
  • Place:Iran, Kashan or Nishapur
  • Dimensions:11.4 x 17.8 cm
  • Date:12th century
  • Materials and Technique:fritware, moulded, with a transparent turquoise glaze (and later gold overglaze-painted decoration)

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