Lobed Bowl with Harpies
Period: Seljuq Period (1037 - 1194)
Date: Late 12th-early 13th century
Dimensions:
H: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam: 8 5/8 in. (22.0 cm).
Medium: Glazed earthenware with enamel decoration.
Place of Origin: Probably Kashan, Iran
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1941.19
DescriptionA thinly potted lobed bowl with a ridged foot and rim. Decorated in haft rang, seven-color polychrome technique. In the bottom of the bowl, two harpies in an elaborate roundel; around them in the cavetto an elaborate gold and turquoise festoon in low relief. Outside is undecorated except for a pale turquoise band with gilded circles.
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