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Source Description
Two facing birds painted with dark brown slip (clay diluted with water) on a plain white slip ground were a popular decoration in eastern Iran. A stylized Arabic word, baraka (blessing), appears on each bird’s body.
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Document identity
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144679
label
Bowl with Two Birds
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object
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144679
contentType
object
title
Bowl with Two Birds
description
Two facing birds painted with dark brown slip (clay diluted with water) on a plain white slip ground were a popular decoration in eastern Iran. A stylized Arabic word, baraka (blessing), appears on each bird’s body.
date
900s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757321
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.6 x 25 cm (3 x 9 13/16 in.)
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Iran, Nishapur or Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid Period, 10th century
accession
1969.3
Source extras
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earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration
tombstone
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
collection
Islamic Art
inscriptions
inscription
On body of each bird is a highly stylized inscription, probably the Arabic work baraka ("blessing").
creditline
Gift of George P. Bickford
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2026-05-29 07:26:03.433000
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144679
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration
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