Bowl with flaring walls stepped down to a straight vertical foot with a foliage design painted with black under a transparent turquoise glaze. The central motif of eight fish swimming in an anti-clockwise direction, cobalt staining to the rim.
AKM562, Turquoise Bowl with Waterweed Motif

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Turquoise Bowl with Waterweed Motif
  • Accession Number:AKM562
  • Place:Iran, Kashan
  • Dimensions:10 x 21.9 cm
  • Date:13th century
  • Materials and Technique:Fritware, decorated in black under a transparent turquoise glaze

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