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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0219   CAS 0389-0219; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data City: Zenjan
Maker's Name Mirza Mohammad Hussein
Date of Manufacture 19th century
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Round bowl with short pedestal base; Interior and exterior glazed white; Geometric and floral panels painted in black and reddish-brown on interior and exterior with series of S-shaped cut outs below rim filled with transparent glaze; From 1983 appraisal by Professor Pinder-Wilson, UC Berkeley - "Buff ware/ Deep Bowl/ Glaze-filled, perforated cable design below rim; Inside: decorated with floral panels at central cartouche/ Manganese, black and cobalt blue under transparent glaze; Outside: floral panels/ Cartouche reads: 'Made by Mirza Mohammad Hussein'."
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.7, Max Diam = 22.8