Bowl

Unknown artist

Date: 12th–13th century

Medium: Stonepaste; underglaze painted

Dimensions: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)

Classification: Ceramics

Country: Syria

Themes: Animals

H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1941

Date range

1100 – 1299

Largest dimension

11.7 cm

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