Albarello Jar with an Aphorism

جرة سمرقندية بمثل

Albarello Jar with an Aphorism; Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1996.298.

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Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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A pharmacy jar (albarello) bearing an Arabic proverb; tenth century, Samanid Samarkand, from the pottery of the golden age. In the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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  1. Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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