The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Bowl with Two Birds
900s
Overall: 7.6 x 25 cm (3 x 9 13/16 in.)
Gift of George P. Bickford 1969.300
Location: not on view
Description
Two facing birds painted with dark brown slip (clay diluted with water) on a plain white slip ground were a popular decoration in eastern Iran. A stylized Arabic word, baraka (blessing), appears on each bird’s body.- {{cite web|title=Bowl with Two Birds|url=false|author=|year=900s|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.300