Bowl, golden brown lustre, below the rim on the interior is a band of Kufic script. The central portion of the interior consists of a band of eighteen ovals, each containing foliage which surrounds a medallion of a man on horseback.
AKM792, Bowl with Horse and Rider

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Bowl, golden brown lustre view of the rim on the interior is a band of Kufic script repeating and the outside walls divided into ten vertical zones, each containing sketchy arabesque foliage.
AKM792, Bowl with Horse and Rider, Side

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On Display
Bowl with Horse and Rider
  • Accession Number:AKM792
  • Place:Iran, Kashan
  • Dimensions:8.5 x 19.2 cm
  • Date:late 12th to early 13th century
  • Materials and Technique:fritware, with lustre-painting on an opaque white glaze (lustre ware)

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