Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

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  • 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)

    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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  • 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)