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Bowl

early 13th century
Object PlaceKashan, Iran
Medium/TechniqueComposite body (quartz, clay, and glaze frit), painted in luster pigments over an opaque white glaze
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 9.1 x 21.2 cm (3 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift from Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number57.149
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Inscriptionsapparently Arabic good wishes
ProvenanceLent to the MFA by Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes, August 9, 1950. Made a gift February 14, 1957.
Restricted: For reference only
first half of the 17th century
Cross-shaped tile
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Star tile
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Small plate
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17th century
Plate
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Koubacha
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Group shot: 06.1896 and 31.729
early 14th century, probably 1310