Imitation Green-Splashed Samarra Ware, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; painted in black with splashes of green on opaque white (tin) glaze, H. 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm), Ceramics, This bowl, with its opaque white ground, splashes of green glaze, and radial inscription, imitates a type of bowl made in Basra, Iraq, that was in turn based on Chinese prototypes. The inscription on this bowl, written with a purplish-black glaze rather than the cobalt blue used on Iraqi ceramics, identifies it as a Nishapur product
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Imitation Green-Splashed Samarra Ware, 9th–10th century, Excavated, Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware, painted, black, splashes, green, opaque white, tin, glaze, H, 2 1/2, 6.3 cm, Ceramics, bowl, ground, green glaze, radial inscription, imitates, type, Basra, Iraq, turn based, Chinese prototypes, inscription, written, purplish-black, cobalt blue, Iraqi ceramics, identifies, Nishapur product
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