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Persian bowl & cup
Artist: Persian
Location: British Museum
Date: 13th Century
Materials: bowl: pottery with opaque glaze & cup: golden brown lustre with ruby reflet
Dimensions: bowl: 8 x 18.5cm; cup: 14 x 15cm
Gift:
Review number: 168 (1914)
Provenance:
Henry Van Den Bergh
Description:
1) bowl depicts a lady enthroned holding goblet with 2 attendants and sphinxes, birds and gryphons above and below. Outside, banc of Neshky characters comprising part of love poem. 2) cup has panelled decoration on the upper part with arabesque ornaments and birds in vertical compartments separated by narrow bands and with Neshky inscriptions.
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