bowl
- Museum number
- 1953,1022.1
- Description
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Bowl, made of earthenware, painted in pale yellow lustre on a white tin glaze ground. Central roundel containing a stylised peacock with a leaf in its beak, over a cream glaze; inscription on the base (possibly signature of the craftsman).
- Production date
- 9thC-10thC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 27 centimetres
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Height: 7 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Two bowls painted in monochrome lustre with a central roundel containing a stylised peacock with a leaf in its beak, over a cream glaze
Iraq, 9th-10th century
An inscription on the base of each bowl may be the signature of the craftsman
- Location
- On display (G42/dc16)
- Acquisition date
- 1953
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 1953,1022.1
