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Bowl Inscribed "Increasing Prosperity, Wealth"
between late 12th and early 13th century
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Iranian
Islamic
Composite body with opaque white glaze and over-glaze polychrome painting
Overall (h x diam.): 3 1/2 × 8 1/4 inches (8.9 × 21 cm)
Ceramics
Islamic Art
City of Detroit Purchase
30.462
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, Kufic script: [translated: Increasing Prosperity, Wealth]
Provenance
(Arthur Upham Pope)
1930-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Islamic, Iranian, Bowl Inscribed "Increasing Prosperity, Wealth", between late 12th and early 13th century, composite body with opaque white glaze and over-glaze polychrome painting. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 30.462.
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