Description:

North Africa, Morocco, Fez region, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous pottery bowl known as a mokhfia, presenting a round bottom and thick walls that swoop outwards to a wide rim above a shallow basin, all sitting upon a ring-form base. Adorned in hues of lemon, cobalt, turquoise, and black atop a white glaze ground, the interior of the elegant vessel features an elaborate floral motif filled and surrounded by geometric, lattice, and phytomorphic designs as a band of a linear pattern embellishes the area below the rim followed by an incised line. Alternatively, the exterior of the vessel exhibits a thick, horizontal register of diagonal striations. Mokhfias are used for serving couscous and are pierced through the foot for displaying on a wall when not in use. Note how this example is strung with a modern metal wire for suspension. A string that laces together a break at the bottom of the lovely dish is evidence that this bowl was so dear to the owner, they would rather repair than replace it. Size: 11.3" Diameter x 4.9" H (28.7 cm x 12.4 cm)

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

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#168885

  • Condition: Old repair to bottom with break lines and old string visible. Expected nicks, chips, and abrasions throughout. Otherwise, very nice with great remaining pigments.

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