Bowl with bird holding leaf and inscription / Iran, Kashan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.63
- Title
- Bowl with bird holding leaf and inscription
- Artist
- Iran, Kashan
- Artist Nationality
- Iranian
- Medium and Support
- fritware with overglaze lustre painting
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century - 13th century
- Object Creation Place
- Middle East (general region)
- Iran (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Middle East (general region)
- Creation Place 2
- Iran (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Fatimid Pottery
- Dimensions
- 6.6 cm x 15.8 cm x 15.8 cm (2 5/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 12th-13th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- bowl
- Physical Description
- A wide-mouth, narrow-base bowl with overglaze lustre decorations of a bird holding leaf. There are inscriptions as part of the decorations.
- Subject Matter
- The Fatimid Style of pottery used for this bowl came to Iran from Syria and Iraq.
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- biological material
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
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- geographic and political locations
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- materials
- materials by origin
- middle east (general region)
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- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- vessels
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 723 x 455
- File Size
- 29 KB
- Record
- 1957/1.63
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