Bowl with circles containing arabesques

Details

• Title

  Bowl with circles containing arabesques

• Associated people

  Gerald Reitlinger (1900 - 1978) (field collector)

• Associated place

  Asia › Afghanistan (probable) (probable place of creation)

  Asia › Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with decoration incised through the slip, and underglaze painting in green and brown

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  marked › incised;

  slipped;

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  altered › repaired

• Object type

  container › vessel › bowl

• Dimensions

  11 cm (height)
  35.5 cm (diameter)
  at foot 14.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2122

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