Bowl with kufic inscription

Details

• Title

  Bowl with kufic inscription

• Associated place

  Asia › Iraq (place of creation)

• Date

  9th - 10th century AD (AD 801 - 1000)
  Abbasid Period (AD 750 - 1258)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with an opaque white glaze and painting in blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  glazed › tin-glazed;

  covered › coated › painted;

  altered › repaired

• Object type

  visual representation › calligraphy;

  container › vessel › bowl

• Dimensions

  6 cm (height)
  20.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.106

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