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<em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.77.1_PS11.jpg)
Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.77.1_PS11.jpg)
<em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.77.1_PS11.jpg)

Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.77.1_PS11.jpg)

<em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_detail1.jpg)

Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_detail1.jpg)

<em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_detail2.jpg)

Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_detail2.jpg)

<em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_detail3.jpg)

Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_detail3.jpg)

<em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_exterior.jpg)

Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_exterior.jpg)

<em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_interior.jpg)

Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.77.1_interior.jpg)

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Basin with painted figures and scripts

Arts of the Islamic World

On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Ceramic lustreware
  • Place Made: Kashan, Iran
    • DATES early 13th century
    DIMENSIONS 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Islamic World
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1998.77.1
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1968, provenance not yet documented; June 18, 1968, purchased at Sotheby's New York, lot 50, by Paul E. Manheim and Simone Gardner Manheim (Mrs. Paul E. Manheim) of New York, NY; 1968, loaned by Paul E. Manheim and Simone Gardner Manheim to the Brooklyn Museum; October 15, 1998, gift of Paul E. Manheim and Simone Gardner Manheim to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CAPTION Basin with painted figures and scripts, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.77.1_PS11.jpg)
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    <em>Basin with painted figures and scripts</em>, early 13th century. Ceramic lustreware, 4 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (11.7 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, 1998.77.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.77.1_PS11.jpg)

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