Conical Bowl with Decoration

Bowl

The conical ceramic bowl has a conical shape and a small standfoot. It is inside painted and outside white with small brush strokes. The inside decoration is shaped in three zones: in the centre of the light green bottom is a stylized peony and four fish, then follows an orange border. The broad upper band is structured into four similar zone with geometric patterns, characters and light spiral filling decoration on a blue-grey background. 

Object ID
Persia_007

Age
(10th/11th century)

Material
Ceramics / Fayence

Color
light-green / orange / blue-grey

Diameter (top)
23.9 cm

Diameter (base)
8.8 cm

Height
? cm

Height (standfoot)
1.5 cm

Condition
Good

Price
on request

Description

The fayence bowl has a conical shape and a small standfoot. It is inside painted and outside white with small brush strokes. The inside decoration is divided in three zones: in the centre of the light green bottom are a stylized flower and four fish. Vegetable motifs and shapes of animals were preferred for those pieces of fayence.[1] Then follows an orange border. The broad upper band is structured into four similar areas with geometric patterns, characters and lightly spiral filling decoration on a blue-grey background. The outside is white with ochre sprinkles, the bottom yellowish. (HV)

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[1] Kühnel, Ernst (1963): Islamische Kleinkunst. Ein Handbuch für Sammler und Liebhaber. Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag. Braunschweig. 104 – 105