Bowl
Date: about 1100
Dimensions:
H: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam: 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm).
Medium: Glazed earthenware with enamel and relief cut decoration.
Place of Origin: Garrus District of Kudistan, Persia
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1941.18
DescriptionA bowl of angular profile with a low round foot. Decorated inside with a rugged Kufic inscription on an olive black ground. Outside, rings and wavy lines incised on the rim. Green glaze covers inside and outside down to the rim only. This type of ware is often called "Garrus ware" from the district of Kurdistan in which it was made.
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