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Sprigs of flowers flowing from little tufts of grass decorate the inside of this bowl. Its sides are divided into panels by thin black lines. The outside is divided into two bands of decoration: above are scale-like motifs formed by black lines worked in with blue and below are arabesques with simple leaves in cobalt blue, copper green, and red-brown.
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95039
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Bowl
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95039
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object
title
Bowl
description
Sprigs of flowers flowing from little tufts of grass decorate the inside of this bowl. Its sides are divided into panels by thin black lines. The outside is divided into two bands of decoration: above are scale-like motifs formed by black lines worked in with blue and below are arabesques with simple leaves in cobalt blue, copper green, and red-brown.
date
early 1600s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79476006
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Ceramic
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1
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Overall: 27 x 10.6 cm (10 5/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
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Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
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1915.582
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Fritware with underglaze design in colored slips, Kubachi ware
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Bowl, early 1600s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Fritware with underglaze design in colored slips, Kubachi ware; overall: 27 x 10.6 cm (10 5/8 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.582
collection
Islamic Art
didYouKnow
This type of pottery is named after a town in the Caucasus region, but likely most Kubachi wares were made in northwestern Iran.
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:04:27.851000
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95039
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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Fritware with underglaze design in colored slips, Kubachi ware
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