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The bowl was covered with a thick white slip and then the backround, as seen here on the wide rim, was carved away. This left the decoratiom of a band of stylised leaves in low relief. The background was then filled, rubbed in, with iron oxide to create a dark effect. Traditionally, this has been known as 'Garrus ware' after the region in NW Iran where similar pottery has been found.","physicalDescription":"The body of this bowl is of a pinky-red colour. It is covered with a thick white slip. The wide interior rim has been heavily carved with a gauge creating a band of stylised leaves in relief. It appears that iron oxide has been rubbed into the carved out background of this rim and then splashed over part of the interior.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Earthenware covered with a white slip and then incised and carved. Painted with iron oxide.","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"}],"styles":[{"text":"Medieval","id":"AAT20756"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2008BT0019","2017KB8381"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"143 (VA)","id":"THES49867"},"free":"","case":"15","shelf":"3","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Bowl","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Iran","id":"x30220"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1100 to 1200","earliest":"1100-01-01","latest":"1200-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Weight","value":".370","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"7.1","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"16.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"At time of acquisition this bowl was described as 'Persian 9th century'.","historicalContext":"Lane, Early Islamic Pottery:\r\npl.33B and p.26 Good evidence these wares were made at Astkand and other remote villages in the Garrus district of Kurdistan (SW of the Caspian Sea).\r\nWatson, Ceramics from Islamic:\r\nincised through slip splashed wares first appear in 10th century Iran. They continued into the 11th century with a more controlled use of colour. \"Aghkand£ wares - double incised lines not only to outline design but also to contain colours.\r\nWilkinson:\r\nCat.33 (Metropolitan Museum, NY) Bowl, graffiato, decoration on a white engobe, yellow-born streaks. Yaskand, 11th-12thc.\r\nThis decoration has been effected by cutting through the white slip and applying iron oxide to those areas. This leaves the decoration in white against a dark brown ground. The streaks are due to the running of the iron-stained glaze as the bowl was fired. Has three spur marks which is a common Iranian custom.","briefDescription":"Earthenware bowl with decoration deeply incised through a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. Painted in brown and green. Iran, 1100-1200","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Arthur Lane, Early Islamic Pottery, London: Faber & Faber, 1947"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Oliver Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands, the al-Sabah Collection, 2003"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Charles Wilkinson, Iranian Ceramics, Asia House Gallery, 1963"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"2 Bowl with carved scrolls\r\nIran, 1100-1200\r\n\r\nThe design was deeply carved into the bowl's slip-covered interior and then painted with manganese purple and touches of green \r\n\r\nMuseum no. 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