Bowl, Islamic art, Persian culture, ceramics, Persian ceramics, images of birds, birds, palmettes ornament, 10th century, Nishapur, Iran; vessel; weight 1.11 kg; height 12.1 cm; diameter 26.0 cm, A shallow ceramic bowl with a rounded profile and small foot sits centered on a smooth reflective surface, showing a faint reflection beneath it. The bowl features painted decorative bands and motifs in shades of cream, beige, black, and brown; the upper rim has a repeating curved pattern in darker tones on a lighter background, a narrow band of short vertical strokes encircles below it, and the lower portion displays elongated leaf-like shapes and small dash marks arranged around the exterior. The interior rim shows a continuation of darker paint, and the foot has a slightly reddish-beige hue. The background is a uniform muted gray.
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Bowl, Islamic art, Persian culture, ceramics, Persian ceramics, images of birds, birds, palmettes ornament, 10th century, Nishapur, Iran; vessel; weight 1.11 kg; height 12.1 cm; diameter 26.0 cm, A shallow ceramic bowl with a rounded profile and small foot sits centered on a smooth reflective surface, showing a faint reflection beneath it. The bowl features painted decorative bands and motifs in shades of cream, beige, black, and brown; the upper rim has a repeating curved pattern in darker tones on a lighter background, a narrow band of short vertical strokes encircles below it, and the lower portion displays elongated leaf-like shapes and small dash marks arranged around the exterior. The interior rim shows a continuation of darker paint, and the foot has a slightly reddish-beige hue. The background is a uniform muted gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_068

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Bowl Islamic art Persian culture ceramics Persian ceramics images birds palmettes ornament 10th century Nishapur Iran vessel weight 1.11 kg height 12.1 cm diameter 26.0 cm shallow ceramic bowl rounded profile small foot sits centered smooth reflective surface showing faint reflection beneath bowl features painted decorative bands motifs shades cream beige black brown upper rim repeating curved pattern darker tones lighter background narrow band short vertical strokes encircles lower portion displays elongated leaf- shapes small dash marks arranged exterior interior rim continuation darker paint foot slightly reddish-beige hue background uniform muted gray.

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