Bowl
Place of OriginIran
Dateapprox. 1200-1300
PeriodIlkhanid period (1256-1353)
MaterialsGlazed fritware with underglaze decoration
DimensionsH. 3 1/2 in x Diam. 8 1/8 in, H. 8.9 cm x Diam. 20.6 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P1872
DepartmentWest Asian Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
Not on viewInscribedDamaged and restored with parts of the inscription missing.
A Persian quatrain, a benedictory couplet and benedictory phrases all in Persian.
A suggested reading and translation:
"O heart ! did you see that very friend made me a stranger ?
....... see it also after ..... O heart !
...... you will bring ....
The .... will become desirous of you at once, O heart !
May glory, long-life, and happiness be always with you.
May [your] glory [and] good-fortune be exalted."
(Manijeh Bayani Wolpert, Nov. 2007).
1550-1600
approx. 1300-1400
approx. 1200-1250
approx. 1300-1400
approx. 1250-1350
approx. 1500-1800
approx. 1250-1350
approx. 1250-1350
approx. 1250-1350
approx. 1250-1350
approx. 1250-1350
approx. 1250-1350