Bowl, with reddish brown clay and an ivory slip. Decorated on the sides with an undulating Kufic script in dark brown. The space between the letters is filled with angular areas of small dark brown dots and peacock’s eyes bounded by a red line.
AKM748, Bowl with Inscriptions on a Stippled Ground

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Bowl with Inscriptions on a Stippled Ground
  • Accession Number:AKM748
  • Place:Iran, Nishapur
  • Dimensions:6.5 x 23.8 cm
  • Date:10th century
  • Materials and Technique:Earthenware, white slip with red and brown under a transparent glaze

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