COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.65.270.1
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
Although the iconography of this group of buff-colored earthenwares is not well understood, it is clear that a number of pieces with similar colors were created in a Christian context. At the time, Nishapur was also a Nestorian bishopric, and a number of these pieces incorporate crosses in their decoration.
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Iranian
Creator Dates/Places:
Iran (Nishapur)
Creator Name-CRT:
Iran (Nishapur)
Title:
Bowl
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
10th century
Creation Start Date:
900
Creation End Date:
999
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, slip-painted and glazed
Dimensions:
H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
65.270.1
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1965
Copyright:
Copyright ?? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_65.270.1.tif
