Calligraphy bowl

Unknown10th century AD

Museo d'Arte Orientale
Torino, Italy

This bowl presents a reddish clay body coated with white slip to create a uniform background ornamented with an elegant calligraphy carrying auspicious message in black Kufic script.

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Details

Title: Calligraphy bowl
Creator: Unknown
Creator Lifespan: 10th century AD - 10th century AD
Date: 10th century AD
Location Created: Nishapur, Iran
Physical Dimensions: w24 x h8 cm
Object Hegira dates: 4th century
Key-words: Ceramic, pottery, Samanid, Nishapur
Dynasties: Samanid
Type: Vessels
Rights: All Rights Reserved - MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin
Medium: Earthenware, white slip and black slip decoration under transparent glaze

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