Bowl with Two Birds
900s
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Bowl with Two Birds, 900s. Iran, Nishapur or Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid Period, 10th century. Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration; overall: 7.6 x 25 cm (3 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford 1969.300
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration
- Medium
- earthenware, underglaze, slip-painted, decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.6 x 25 cm (3 x 9 13/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: On body of each bird is a highly stylized inscription, probably the Arabic work baraka ("blessing").
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.300
- Credit Line
- Gift of George P. Bickford
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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