Bowl, F53.229 | Tūhura Otago Museum

Physical Description

Gold lustre Bowl the two figures probably intended for Bahrain Gur and Agada, below a band of pseudo-kufic inscription in a mandarla-shaped frame, flanked by two leaf sprays in pale-gold lustre and enclosed by two borders of neshki inscription, the exterior with a band of oval panels. Small pedestalled foot, which is unglazed.

Provenance

Locality: Kashan

Purchased by Dora de Beer on behalf of: Association of Friends of the Museum

From: Debenham Collection

Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 109 x 201 x 200mm