Bowl
Bowl
Place of OriginGarrus District of Kudistan, Persia
Dateabout 1100
DimensionsH: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam: 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm).
MediumGlazed earthenware with enamel and relief cut decoration.
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1941.18
Not on View
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.
Published ReferencesComstock, Helen, Pottery by the Fire Worshippers, International Studio, March 1926, p. 36, repr.
The Toledo Museum of Art: Museum News, December 1941, p. 1506, fig. 4.
Exhibition HistoryLondon, Royal Academy, International Exhibition of Persian Art, 1931, no. 114A.
New York, Iranian Institute, Exhibition of Persian Art, 1940, p. 161, case 18D.
1100-1299
Late 13th century
13th century
13th century
13th century
12th century
about 1100-1200
17th century
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