Vessels10th century

Fragmentary Bowl with Seated Figure Holding a Beaker

10th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Lusterware

Medium

Buff-colored earthenware painted with luster (silver and copper) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin

Period

Abbasid period

Century

10th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

6.8 x 22.2 cm (2 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Hadji Baba Rabbi Antiquities, London and Teheran, before 1992], sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (by 1992-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002.

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