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bowl with central elephant

about 1200

Persian

52.11

On display in K305

pigmentglazestonewarepainting

Artwork Details

Nationality
Persian
Creation Date
about 1200
Creation Location
Iran
Materials
fritware, pigment, underglaze
Object Types
bowls
Dimensions

4-1/4 x 10 (diam.) in.

Accession Number
52.11
Credit Line

Emma Harter Sweetser Fund

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Asian Art (Chinese and other Asian)

Color Palette

Purchased by the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1952.


Exhibition Name

Venue

Dates

Persian and Turkish Art

Indianapolis Museum of Art

April 24, 1993 - October 24, 1993


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