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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Bowl
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
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Bowl

DepartmentIslamic Art
CultureIranian
Date14th century
MediumFritware, painted in luster and blue on an opaque white glaze
Dimensionsheight: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
diameter: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.134
Geography
Place madeSultanabad, Iran
DescriptionA shallow, flaring bowl with a vertical foot, decorated on the exterior with geometric patterns in luster. The interior is decorated with radiating patterns in luster and blue, and around the central medallion is an inscription, also in blue.Provenance“A Bridge from East to West: Near Eastern Art from the Frances and Frederick Wilkins Collection,” San Antonio Museum of Art, Dec. 9, 1995-Feb. 25, 1996Exhibition HistorySan Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Texas, "The Arts of the Islamic World: A Survey," September 15-November 27, 2016InscriptionsAround the central medallion is a single line of text, in blue.
Not on view
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