Bowl, lajvardina ware. The composite white fritware of this bowl is coated on both sides with a cobalt-blue, lajward glaze and the decoration is painted over it in red and white, while the very thin gold pieces were glued on top. Four wedge-shaped radial lines divide the interior surface into four equal parts, each with a round medallion decorated with white painted scrolls with small gold diamonds which likewise cover the lines. The outlines of the radiating lines, the roundels and the triangles are painted in red.
Iran, Ilkhanid period, late 13th or early 14th century.
Ht. 12cm; Top diam. 17.5cm; Base diam. 7cm.
Comparative material: Grube, 1976, no.198, p.256; Fehérvári, 2000, cat.no.297, p.231; Watson, 2005, cat.no.Q.4., inv.no.LNS597C, p.377. Geza Fehervari