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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1936.54
Title
Bowl with Inscription
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
12th-13th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Period
Seljuk-Atabeg period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216886

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Fritware with underglaze painting and sgraffito decoration under turquoise glaze (silhouette-ware)
Technique
Underglazed, sgraffito
Dimensions
8.5 x 20 cm (3 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Inscription (in Arabic): "al-`izz wa'l-iqbâl wa'd-dawla wa's-sa`âda wa's-salâma wa'l-karâma wa'n-ni`ma." Translation: "Glory, prosperity, fortune, happiness, health, generosity, and beneficence."

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Sarah C. Sears Collection
Accession Year
1936
Object Number
1936.54
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974

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