Bowl with Two Birds
| Title | Bowl with Two Birds |
|---|---|
| Date | 900s 10th century |
| Medium | earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration |
| Classification | Ceramic |
| Origin | Iran, Nishapur or Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid Period, 10th century Iran |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bowl with Two Birds, 900s. Iran, Nishapur or Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid Period, 10th century. Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration; overall: 7.6 x 25 cm (3 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford, 1969.300 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bowl with Two Birds” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 900s. It is executed in earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration and classified as ceramic. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The medium
Catalogued as ceramic. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to 900s. Explore the wider set of works from the 10th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Iran, Nishapur or Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid Period, 10th century. Browse more public-domain art from Iran.
The collection
Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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