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Hammered
water-bowl, slightly convex bottom, convex
and inswept body, straight rim
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Khorasan
13th century AD
Height: 11 cm (4.4 in)
Rim diameter: 20 cm (8 in)
Decoration: All the vessel's decoration
appears on its outer surface and include:
First row: Horizontal band divided into opposed
sectors alternating filled with three-twined
braids and jagged undulating scrolls combined with
small tendrils;
Second row: Paralleled jagged lines;
Third row: Band of broken geometrical lines;
Fourth row: Band of hatched triangles;
Fifth row: Inscription imitating Naskh script on
fine comb-like background;
Sixth row: repetition of 4th row;
Seventh row: Three-twined braid.
-The decoration of the outer bottom surface
includes:
First row: 12 interlocked circles alternating
filled with human and animal figures. Human
figures assume various poses, whereas animals are
depicted alike. The artist has probably
represented signs of Zodiac as current in his
time.
Second row: Jagged undulating scroll combined with
intertwined small tendrils. The entire background
of this pattern is covered with fine comb-like
patterns. Patterns are incised or carved.
Patina: Covering the entire surface of the
object, it appears as glossy black patches at the
rim, and as wart-like green and brown corrosion
elsewhere. The bottom of the bowl is broken and
missing. Broken edges are sharp. |
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