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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
OA+.11555
Description
Sherd (rim.bowl). Made of incised and glazed (decayed) and green, yellow stained pottery (red-buff) Sgraffiato. Interior has horizontal band with wavy design between double incised lines. Everted rim has ban of diagonal dashes. Exterior has thick green vertical stripes flanked by amber ones. Body pinky buff, probably made in Samarra.
Cultures/periods
Abbasid dynasty
Production date
10thC-11thc
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Prof Ernst Herzfeld
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Samarra
, Most probably al-Kura
Materials
pottery
Technique
incised
glazed
stained
sgraffito
slipped
Dimensions
Diameter:
32 centimetres
(approx)
Height:
7.50 centimetres
(max)
Thickness:
0.60 centimetres
Width:
17 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Hobson 1932b / A Guide to the Islamic Pottery of the Near East
(fig.4)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Middle East
Registration number
OA+.11555