Bowl with Arabic Inscription

Artist: Unknown

Medium

Earthenware painted on white slip under a clear glaze

Dimensions

3 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (9.5 × 24 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Fred Olsen

Accession Number

1954.53.16

Culture
Period

Samanid dynasty (819–999 C.E.)

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Fred H. Olsen (1891–1986), Guilford, Conn.; gift in 1954 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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Additional information

Object/Work type

bowls (vessels)

Inscriptions

“Allah” in the black writing

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