Bowl, 10th century
Samarqand, Central Asia
Earthenware, glazed, with slip-painted white engobe; H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm), Diam. at rim 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1961 (61.144)
Technical Glossary
Samarqand, Central Asia
Earthenware, glazed, with slip-painted white engobe; H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm), Diam. at rim 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1961 (61.144)
The whirling rosette decorating the base of this vessel seems to be a trademark of wares made in Samarqand, and its appearance on wares found in Nishapur may indicate that they were imported from Samarqand. A pseudo-inscription in kufic script is repeated on the exterior of this bowl, in the same red as the whirling rosette.
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Related Index Terms
Geography/Place
Material and Technique
- • Ceramic, Glazed
- • Ceramic, Glazed, Central and North Asia
- • Ceramic, Painted
- • Ceramic, Painted, Central and North Asia
Technical Glossary
- • Earthenware
- • engobe
- • Glaze
- • Slip
