VesselsPersian11th century

Saucer

11th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Slip-painted decoration

Culture

Persian

Period

Samanid period

Century

11th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

4.45 x 20.32 cm (1 3/4 x 8 in.)

Provenance

Ann B. Goodman, Cambridge, MA, (by 2000), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1960.

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