This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in:Italian, English, Arabic. Name of Object:Calligraphy bowl Location:Turin, Italy Holding Museum:MAO Museum of Oriental Art About MAO Museum of Oriental Art, Turin Date of Object:Hegira 4th century / AD 10th century Museum Inventory Number:ISv/24 Material(s) / Technique(s):Earthenware, white slip and black slip decoration under transparent glaze Dimensions:Height 8 cm, diameter 24 cm Period / Dynasty:Samanid Provenance:Eastern Iran (Nishapur) Description:This bowl presents a reddish clay body coated with white slip to create a uniform background ornamented with elegant calligraphy carrying an auspicious message in black kufic script. Citation of this web page:"Calligraphy bowl" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;it;Mus21;8;en
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