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On View In:
Gallery 243
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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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Bowl with Abstract Geometric Design
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Date:
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9th-10th century
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Medium:
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Earthenware with overglaze decor in cobalt blue
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Dimensions:
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2 1/8 x 8 in. (5.4 x 20.32 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 243
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Ceramic
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Physical Description:
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Bowl, Abbasid dynasty, early Islamic Samarra type, with rounded sides and flattened, out-turned lip. Greyish pottery with opaque greyish white glaze, painted in light-dark blue with conventionalized design consisting of two highly stylized flowers(?)(double Pomgranates?) joined at the base, within a garland resembling laurel. Low foot. Broken and mended. Rey excavation.
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Creation Place:
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Asia, Iraq
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Accession #:
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32.32.5
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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