Bowl with a pair of riders
On displayThis bowl is an invented reconstruction of an Iranian piece of the early 1200s. Thin fragments belonging to different original objects have been pasted together and occasionally repainted in order to create a coherent shape and decoration.
Details
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Title
Bowl with a pair of riders
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Associated place
Iran (place of creation) -
Date
late 12th century - early 13th century -
Material and technique
fritware, with overglaze enamels; highly restored with inserted sherds
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
7.8 cm (height)
20.3 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1978.2254
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Glossary of terms
fritware
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