Bowl with floral shapes painted in underglaze iron

Bowl

Vietnam

13th-14th century

  • Titles Bowl (Descriptive)
  • Medium glazed stoneware
  • Dimensions 3 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. Diam. (8.6 x 16.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Bequest of William M. Spencer III, AFI.123.2010
  • Work Type bowl
  • Classification Containers

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