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Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Bowl

Bowl

early 1200s
(Raqqa)
fritware with underglaze-painted design
Diameter: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.639
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The inside of the bowl contains saggar spurs.

Description

This fritware bowl has wide flaring sides and a high foot. The decoration on the inside consists of a four-lobed device at center, surrounded by two circles. The inside walls carry a three-part design, with three oval motifs alternating with three squarish panels. Each panel contains an Arabic word.
  • ?–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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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.639