Deep bowl with vegetal and calligraphic designs / Iran, Nishapur

About this Item

Accession Number: 1961/1.185
Title: Deep bowl with vegetal and calligraphic designs
Artist: Iran, Nishapur
Artist Nationality: Iranian
Medium and Support: fritware with painted designs in red, yellow, and dark brown
Object Creation Date: 10th 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 made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Inscription: The small Kufic inscription repeats "al-yumn" or "good fortune"
Dimensions: 7.62 cm x 21.59 cm x 21.59 cm (3 in. x 8 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.)
Century: 10th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: bowl
Primary Keywords: bowl (vessel); calligraphy; ceramics; islamic
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels; writing (processes)
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 848 x 496
File Size: 36 KB
Record: 1961/1.185
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-1.185/1961_1.185.jpg

In public portfolios: Arts from Persia and Iran (165); Before 1492 (500); Type, Calligraphy (36)

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Full citation: "Deep bowl with vegetal and calligraphic designs; Iran, Nishapur." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-1.185/1961_1.185.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.