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Hammered
bowl, slightly convex bottom, convex body, straight
rim
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Khorasan
10-11th century AD
Height: 10.4 cm (4.16 in)
Rim diameter: 23.2 cm (9.28 in)
Decoration: Inside decoration includes a row of
intersecting circles, the intervals and centers of
which are filled with small punch dotted circles.
These patterns are all executed with chisel.
Decoration of the outside includes three rows of
dotted circles below the rim and a row of parallel
vertical petals covering all outer surface and
extending until near the bottom of bowl.
Patina: Coalesced wart-like green and dark brown
corrosion and glossy black stained patches cover
most of object's surface. Part of the bowl is
broken and missing. Cracks are visible in some
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