Deep bowl with medallion design / Artist Unknown, Iran

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Accession Number: 1957/1.92
Title: Deep bowl with medallion design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Artist Nationality: Iranian
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue and black underglaze painting
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Object Creation Place: Middle East; Iranian
Creation Place 1: Middle East
Creation Place 2: Iranian
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Style/Group/Movement: Safavid Pottery
Inscription: Notation on base: EFS-134
Period: Iran, Safavid period (1502–1737)
Dimensions: 8 cm x 14 cm x 14 cm (3 1/8 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
Century: 17th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Physical Description: A deep bowl with exterior decorations.
Subject Matter: The floral patterns of decoration on the exterior of this bowl is typical of the Safavid Style pottery.
Primary Keywords: bowl; floral patterns; iran (nation); islamic
Secondary Keywords: asian; descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); objects; patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; types
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 696 x 496
File Size: 34 KB
Record: 1957/1.92
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.92/1957_1.92.jpg

In public portfolios: Arts from Persia and Iran (165); Islamic Art and Architecture (32); Objects Considered for the Exhibit (18)

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Full citation: "Deep bowl with medallion design; Artist Unknown, Iran." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.92/1957_1.92.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 02, 2024.