Bowl with Repeating Inscription, "Happiness"

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9th–10th century · Earthenware; white slip with "yellow-staining black" decoration under glaze · Islamic Art

The bowls is painted in a combination of yellow-staining and non-staining black. The inscription repeatedly wishes "happiness", and the form of its foliated terminals is typical of Nishapur.

Artist

Unknown

Date

9th–10th century

Medium

Earthenware; white slip with "yellow-staining black" decoration under glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1939