Description:

Northern Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) Region, ca. 19th century CE. An impressive pottery bowl presenting thick walls that swell out from a rounded bottom to a broad, flared rim, all sitting upon a ring-form base. Adorned in hues of cobalt, marigold, seafoam green, and black on a white glaze ground, the beautiful vessel is skillfully hand-painted with stylized floral and geometric designs on the interior basin, all intricately filled with abstract, lattice, and dotted patterns. The rim is additionally embellished by vegetal motif border. A pair of perforations pierce the circular foot - one of which is strung with a modern metal wire - allowing the bowl to be suspended for display when not in use, while the base is inscribed with an Arabic inscription reading "Fez." Size: 13" Diameter x 3.4" H (33 cm x 8.6 cm)

Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998

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#169016

  • Condition: Expected nicks, chips, and abrasions in areas, commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, intact and excellent with impressive pigments. "Fez" inscribed in Arabic on base and modern metal wire strung through foot.

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