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This earthenware bowl is one of the finest examples of the "Sari" type, named after the Iranian town near the Caspian Sea where the wares were once thought to have been made. The highly stylized, brightly colored bird and the band of thin lines around the bowl are characteristic of the group.
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Title: Bowl with Bird and Flowers
Date: 10th century
Geography: Made in Iran, Amul
Medium: Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze (Sari ware)
Dimensions:
H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Diam. of rim: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1958
Object Number: 58.91
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