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Conical Bowl with simple blue stripe design

Iranian

Artwork Details

Conical Bowl with simple blue stripe design
12th century
Iranian
fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue underglaze painting
3 1/8 in. x 7 1/16 in. x 7 1/16 in. ( 8 cm x 18 cm x 18 cm )
Museum purchase
1957/1.64

Description

Cobalt, an ore often found in combination with iron, copper, or nickel, was known to the Mediterranean world and ancient Iranians as a colorant for glass, producing a deep blue color. Cobalt is abundant in Iran and Central Asia, and potters there began experimenting with blue glazes at a very early stage.

Subject Matter:

Cobalt, an ore often found in combination with iron, copper, or nickel, was known to the Mediterranean world and ancient Iranians as a colorant for glass, producing a deep blue color. Cobalt is abundant in Iran and Central Asia, and potters there began experimenting with blue glazes at a very early stage.

Physical Description:

This Kashan style bowl comes from the Seljuk period in Iran. The bowl features a simplified  design of thin cobalt blue stripes that radiate from the interior foot to the rim. The overall bowl is done on a tan ground with a slightly green coloring. The bowl is either late 12th or early 13th century Seljuk pottery.
 

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