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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0068   CAS 0389-0068; Bowl
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 12th-13th century CE
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