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Selection of Nishapur Finds Package

Horse Figurine, Earthenware; modeled
Horse Figurine
9th century
Stone Oil Lamp, Steatite; carved
Stone Oil Lamp
9th century
Bowl with Polychrome Decoration on a Black Slip Ground, Earthenware; black slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl with Polychrome Decoration on a Black Slip Ground
10th century
Green Glass Jar, Glass, green; blown
Green Glass Jar
10th century
Ewer with Inscriptions and Hunting Scenes, Bronze; cast, engraved
Ewer with Inscriptions and Hunting Scenes
11th century
Pottery Mold, Earthenware; modeled and incised
Pottery Mold
12th century
Beaker, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, cut
Beaker
10th century
Ewer with Birds and Animals, Glass, colorless; blown, folded foot, applied handle, cut
Ewer with Birds and Animals
10th century
Embossed Candlestick, Stonepaste; applied decoration, monochrome painted under turquoise glaze
Embossed Candlestick
12th century
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness", Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
late 10th–11th century
Imitation Splashware Dish, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under a transparent glaze (sgraffito ware)
Imitation Splashware Dish
10th century
Bowl with Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with incised black slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl with Inscription
10th century
Beaker with Relief Decoration, Glass, colorless; blown, cut
Beaker with Relief Decoration
10th century
Fragmentary Plate with Engraved Designs, Glass, blue; blown, applied trail, scratch-engraved
Fragmentary Plate with Engraved Designs
9th century
Sword, Iron, wood, gilded bronze
Sword
9th century
Fragment of a Glazed Tile Inscription, Stonepaste; carved decoration under opaque monochrome glaze
Fragment of a Glazed Tile Inscription
12th–13th century
Dado Panel, Stucco; carved
Dado Panel
10th century
Wall Painting with Female Figure, Stucco; painted
Wall Painting with Female Figure
9th–10th century
Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas), Stucco; painted
Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas)
10th century
Fragment of a Frieze, Terracotta; carved, painted
Fragment of a Frieze
11th century
Painted Dado Panels, Stucco; painted
Painted Dado Panels
9th century
Fragment of a Painted Cornice Panel with Scrolling Vines, Stucco; carved and painted
Fragment of a Painted Cornice Panel with Scrolling Vines
11th century
Bowls with Repeating Inscription, "Blessing", Earthenware; black slip with white slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowls with Repeating Inscription, "Blessing"
late 9th–early 10th century
Dado Panel, Stucco; carved, with some cast plaster elements
Dado Panel
10th century
Bowl with Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's", Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl with Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"
late 9th–early 10th century
Fragment of a Frieze with Repeating Phrase, "Sovereignty is God's", Terracotta; carved, painted
Fragment of a Frieze with Repeating Phrase, "Sovereignty is God's"
11th century
Inkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars, Bronze; cast
Inkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars
probably 11th century
Dado Panel, Stucco; carved, with some cast plaster elements
Dado Panel
10th century
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century
Buff Ware Fragment with Animal Decoration, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Buff Ware Fragment with Animal Decoration
9th century
Animal-Spouted Pitcher, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Animal-Spouted Pitcher
9th–10th century
Bowl with a Figure and Birds, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Bowl with a Figure and Birds
10th century
Inkwell with Crosses, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Inkwell with Crosses
10th century
Buff Ware Bowl with Geometric Patterns, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Buff Ware Bowl with Geometric Patterns
9th century
Base of a Footed Buff Ware Vessel, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Base of a Footed Buff Ware Vessel
late 8th–9th century
Buff Ware Fragment with Horned Animals, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Buff Ware Fragment with Horned Animals
9th–10th century
Animal-Shaped Spit Rest, Steatite; carved
Animal-Shaped Spit Rest
9th–10th century
Oil Lamp, Bronze; cast, joined
Oil Lamp
9th century
Flask with Molded Decoration, Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed
Flask with Molded Decoration
12th–13th century
Lid with a Lion attacking a Bull, Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed
Lid with a Lion attacking a Bull
12th century
Tweezers, Bronze; cast
Tweezers
9th–10th century
Lantern for a Lamp, Earthenware; carved decoration, unglazed
Lantern for a Lamp
9th–10th century
Cosmetics Mortar, Bronze; cast
Cosmetics Mortar
10th–12th century
Key, Bronze; cast
Key
9th–10th century
Spouted Bowl, Inscribed "Sovereignty is God's", Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze
Spouted Bowl, Inscribed "Sovereignty is God's"
late 10th century
Mirror, Bronze; cast
Mirror
12th–13th century
Imitation Bichrome Luster Bowl, Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Imitation Bichrome Luster Bowl
9th century
Bowl with Green, Yellow, and Brown Splashed Decoration, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware)
Bowl with Green, Yellow, and Brown Splashed Decoration
10th century
Fragment of an Imported Chinese Bowl, Earthenware; applied relief medallion under three color (sancai) glaze
Fragment of an Imported Chinese Bowl
late 7th–first half 8th century
Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl, Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white (tin) glaze
Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl
9th–10th century
Imitation Green-Splashed Samarra Ware, Earthenware; painted in black with splashes of green on opaque white (tin) glaze
Imitation Green-Splashed Samarra Ware
9th–10th century
Imported Luster Bowl, Earthenware; luster-painted on an opaque white glaze
Imported Luster Bowl
10th century
Imitation Luster Bowl, inscribed "Blessing", Earthenware; white slip with monochrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Imitation Luster Bowl, inscribed "Blessing"
10th century
Gravestone of Fudayl ibn Musa, Alabaster; carved
Gravestone of Fudayl ibn Musa
10th–11th century
Inscribed Seal, Jet; incised
Inscribed Seal
10th–11th century
Seal with Hebrew Inscription, Carnelian; incised
Seal with Hebrew Inscription
10th–11th century
Pendant with Lion and Scorpion, Bronze; cast
Pendant with Lion and Scorpion
10th century
Pendant with Lion and Scorpion, Silver; incised
Pendant with Lion and Scorpion
10th century
Cylindrical Pendant with Magical Writing, Jet
Cylindrical Pendant with Magical Writing
9th–10th century
Unglazed Jug with Writing, Earthenware; painted, unglazed
Unglazed Jug with Writing
8th–9th century
Strand of Beads, Carnelian
Strand of Beads
9th–12th century
Female Fertility (?) Figure, Bone; carved
Female Fertility (?) Figure
5000 BCE– 9th century CE
Physician's Cupping Glass or Alembic, Glass, greenish; blown, applied spout
Physician's Cupping Glass or Alembic
9th–11th century
Magic Bowl and an Ostrakon, Earthenware; painted, unglazed
Magic Bowl and an Ostrakon
9th–10th century
Mold, Earthenware; modeled and incised
Mold
late 9th–early 10th century
Spheroconical Vessel, Earthenware; incised, unglazed
Spheroconical Vessel
9th–10th century
Hand with Niello Decoration, Bronze, silver, niello; gilded, inlaid
Hand with Niello Decoration
11th–12th century