Bowl
Apparently stemming from an attempt to emulate the translucency of Chinese porcelain, the potters of the Seljuq period developed the technique of piercing the wall and filling the holes with transparent glaze.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl
- Date: 11th century
- Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
- Medium: Earthenware; white slip under turquoise glaze, incised
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Diam. of rim: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1938
- Object Number: 38.40.188
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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