Bowl
- Holding institution:
- Penn Museum
- Data provider:
- Penn Museum
- Title:
- Bowl
- Date:
- 1000-1199 AD
1000
1199 - Description:
- Ivory ground. Iranian king and attendants. Cufic inscription on rim, Exterior inscription in Naskhi letters. 11th-12th century. Arabic inscriptions. Good wishes to the owner. Inside-Kufic: "Power, salvation, justice, triumph, prosperity, glory, wealth, happiness, generosity." Outside- Naskhi: "Induring glory, growing prosperity, triumphant victory, steady happiness, generosity." The Iranian king is seated between red columns of his throne attended by three seated courtiers- a guarding sphinx appears below, with an ibis bird. Rim is bordered by a white Kufic inscription on blue ground. Exterior inscription is black on opalescent grayish buff glazed ground. Rare example.Glazed
- Type:
- Bowl
- Type (Narrower):
- Containers
- Type (Broader):
- Object
- Subject:
- King|Attendants|Inscription
- Coverage:
- Persian
- Geographic region:
- Iran
Rayy - Provenance:
- Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1915
- Medium:
- Ceramic
- Extent:
- 8.1
18.5
cm - Identifier:
- 308113
- Source:
- NEP116
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