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Iranian potters created transparency by piercing and glazing frit-body walls. Here, triangles and rosettes decorate incised scallops beneath the blue rim. The footed shape is derived from Iranian metal bowls.
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95038
label
Footed Bowl
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95038
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object
title
Footed Bowl
description
Iranian potters created transparency by piercing and glazing frit-body walls. Here, triangles and rosettes decorate incised scallops beneath the blue rim. The footed shape is derived from Iranian metal bowls.
date
late 1100s–early 1200s
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language
en
wikidata
Q60756676
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.8 x 18.2 cm (3 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
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Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuq period, late 12-early 13th century
accession
1915.581
Source extras
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fritware, pierced and underglaze painting
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Footed Bowl, late 1100s–early 1200s. Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuq period, late 12-early 13th century. Fritware, pierced and underglaze painting; overall: 9.8 x 18.2 cm (3 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.581
collection
Islamic Art
citations
citation
Pope, Arthur Upham, and Theodore Bestermann. 1938. <em>A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present</em>. Edited by Phyllis Ackerman. London: Oxford University Press.
page_number
pl. 594
citation
Lane, Arthur. 1947. <em>Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Persia</em>. Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber.
page_number
p. 33
citation
Atil, Esin, and Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition (3 : 1973 : Washington, D.C.). 1973. <em>Ceramics from the World of Islam</em>. Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition / Freer Gallery of Art, 3. Washington: Smithsonian Institution.
page_number
Numbers 13-15
citation
Atil, Esin, and Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition (3 : 1973 : Washington, D.C.). 1973. <em>Ceramics from the World of Islam</em>. Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition / Freer Gallery of Art, 3. Washington: Smithsonian Institution.
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Nos. 13-15
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:04:35.926000
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95038
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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fritware, pierced and underglaze painting
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