Bowl, 800s–900s
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Bowl

800s–900s

Medium
earthenware with painted underglaze and incised design
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 39.1 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Culture
Iraq or Iran
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Islamic Art
Credit line
The Worcester R. Warner Collection
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

This large bowl with flaring sides is splashed with yellow, brown, and green pigments, which have run during the firing process, in imitation of Tang Chinese ceramics.