The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Bowl

1300–1350

Iran, probably Sultanabad

fritware with underglaze-painted design
Diameter: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.591
Location: Not on view

Description

Sultanabad wares were the first new type of pottery made in Iran after the Mongol conquest. These underglaze painted wares are characterized by a somber color scheme of gray, black, and white. The name "Sultanabad" comes from the modern city near which they were first discovered. This type of pottery was widely exported, perhaps even imitated, for it has been excavated over a vast area from central Asia to Egypt.
  • ?–1915
    (Dikran G. Kelekian [1867–1951], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1915–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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