Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl

Date

900s

Medium

earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration

Culture

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid Period, 10th Century

Department

Islamic Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The red earthenware body of this bowl is covered with buff slip, excluding the foot ring. A stylized bird, ornamental motifs, and border designs were done in purplish-brown, red, green, and yellow under a colorless clear glaze. The spiral marks on the bowl's exterior and the symmetry indicate that it was shaped by throwing clay on a wheel.

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