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Bowl with two embracing figures, 10th-11th century, Nishapur, Eastern Persia.
Louvre, Paris, MAO 859.


A larger image of this bowl with two embracing figures, 10th-11th century, Nishapur, Eastern Persia. Louvre, Paris, MAO 859.

Coupe au couple d'amoureux
Xe - XIe siècle
Iran, Khurasan
Céramique argileuse engobée, décor d'engobe et de pigments sous glaçure transparente

L'iconographie est tout à fait inhabituelle.
Acquisition, 1991
Département des Arts de l'Islam
MAO 859


Bowl with a couple of lovers
10th - 11th century
Iran, Khurasan
Glazed clay ceramics, engobed (coated with a clay slip) decor and pigments under transparent glaze

The iconography is quite unusual.
Acquisition, 1991
Department of Islamic Arts
MAO 859
Source: Louvre, Paris. New link (2021) Louvre.
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