Bowl

The bowl depicts a rabbit in foliage. The decoration is inscribed and depicted in green and yellow on a white background. The foot and much of the exterior are unglazed. The clay is orange-red in color.

Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, 12th-13th century
Medium
Earthenware incised and painted over glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 8.2 x 25.1 cm (3 1/4 x 9 7/8 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1967.4
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
earthenware, Iran, rabbit, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

The bowl depicts a rabbit in foliage. The decoration is inscribed and depicted in green and yellow on a white background. The foot and much of the exterior are unglazed. The clay is orange-red in color.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 270.
  • Arthur Lane. Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Persia. Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain London. figs. 34a, 35a,b.
  • Richard Ettinghausen, Ernst Kuhnel. A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. 6 vols., London and New York, 1938 - 1939. vol. 5: pls. 607-610.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 19, pp. 50-51.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of Islamic Pottery at the Freer Gallery of Art. London, March 1974. pp. 222-3, fig. 5.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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