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BZ.1916.1, Bowl with Exterior Stripes

BZ.1916.1, Bowl with Exterior Stripes

Byzantine Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Museum

Persian, Islamic, first half of the fourteenth century

Glazed terracotta, 12.07 cm x 26.67 cm x 26.67 cm (4 3/4 in. x 10 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in.)

Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss acquired this ceramic bowl in Paris at the Vente de Guerre, held at the Salons du Ministère des Travaux Publics, December 8–10, 1916. See Vente de Guerre poster, Art.IWM PST 11118, Imperial War Museums.