Bowl

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Artist Unknown

Culture Persian

Culture Islamic

Title Bowl

Date 9th–10th century

Medium Earthenware with slip

Dimensions Overall: 3 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (7.8 x 25.6 cm)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Hope fund, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 61.64

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This dish or shallow bowl is made from earthenware, covered with white slip, and decorated with a dark brown band of Kufic inscription around the upper rim. There is also an inscription on the bottom.

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"Bowl | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=61.64