Dish with two birds, pseudo-naskhi inscription, and leaves

Details

• Title

  Dish with two birds, pseudo-naskhi inscription, and leaves

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  13th century (1201 - 1300)
  Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353)

• Material and technique

  fritware, with underglaze painting in blue and turquoise, and overglaze painting in lustre

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish

• Dimensions

  6.1 cm (height)
  33.5 cm (diameter)
  at foot 18.4 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1669

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