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Bowl
Imitation Green-Splashed Samarra Ware
Bowl with Inscription
Bowl with Green Splashes and Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 453
Cobalt blue was popular on certain types of ninth-century Iraqi pottery, but never on early Nishapur ceramics, and so this bowl has been attributed to Iraq or perhaps western Iran. Interestingly, the cobalt wares of Iraq, with their stark white, tin-opacified grounds, were made in imitation of Chinese porcelains with blue designs.