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Buff ware pieces with radial divisions, especially of four equal parts, were very common in the excavators' finds. The hatched ground of the interstitial areas is also typical, although here it is handled with more than the usual precision.
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Title: Bowl
Date: 8th–9th century
Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur
Medium: Earthenware; buff slip, underglaze painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under transparent glaze
Dimensions:
Overall:
H. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Base:
Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Object Number: 40.170.31
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