SPECIAL ADVISORY: The Yale University Art Gallery opens to the public with free, timed-entry tickets to special exhibitions beginning September 25, 2020. Learn More
Asian Art
PrevNext1 of 4
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
PrevNext2 of 4
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
PrevNext3 of 4
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
PrevNext4 of 4
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Bowl with an Arabic Inscription Reading “God is Perfect”
10th century C.E.
Earthenware painted on white slip under clear glaze
2 3/16 × 4 7/16 in. (5.6 × 11.3 cm)
Gift of Fred Olsen
1954.53.14
The inscription on the inside of this bowl states, “God is perfect.”
Geography:
Country Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Status:
On view
Culture:
Uzbeki, Islamic
Period:
Samanid period (819–999/1005)
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Fred H. Olsen (1891–1986), Guilford, Conn.; gift in 1954 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
