Bowl, 10th century, Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; polychrome slip under transparent glaze, H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Ceramics, Although the iconography of buff-colored earthenwares like this bowl is not well understood, it is clear that a number of pieces with similar colors were created in a Christian context. At the time, Nishapur was also a Nestorian bishopric, and a number of these pieces incorporate crosses in their decoration
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