Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0068 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Persian | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Site: Rayy (Rages, Rhages) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1100s to 1200s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigments; Glaze | |
| Description | Large shallow round wheel-thrown bowl with short footed base and rounded flaring sides that rise to a flattened everted rim with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with dark blue glaze; Interior is covered with a white glaze and the painted designs are painted as negative images and appear in white outlined in brick-red against a mustard yellow background; Kneeling figure of woman (?) is pictured in center, wearing a polka-dotted robe and billowing head scarf; Encircling her along the sides of the bowl is a wide band of scroll-like motifs that is repeated over and over within 12 smaller panels; Framing band around rim of bowl repeats a single geometric motif, possibly an Arabic script. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Rim Diam = 35.2, Max Diam = 35.4 | |