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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.378
Title
Bowl with Inscription in Center and Geometric Decoration Around the Interior Rim
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
9th-11th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Nishapur
Period
Samanid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215810

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Underglaze slip-painted earthenware
Technique
Underglazed
Dimensions
6.5 x 22 cm (2 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.378
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Transformations: Asia East and West, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/19/1992 - 02/14/1993
  • Pattern and Purpose. Decorative Arts of Islam., Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/19/1994 - 07/03/1994

Verification Level

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