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| Keywords: Iranian - Plate - Walters 481031.jpg This plate is one of a few rare dated ceramics from the Timurid period Scientific testing of its fabric demonstrates that it came from Nishapur a town in northeastern Iran that flourished as a ceramic-manufacturing center in the 9th-12th centuries and that is now recognized-partly on the basis of the evidence provided by our plate-to have remained active in pottery production during subsequent periods between 1470 1481 Timurid fritware underglaze-painted cm 8 37 accession number 48 1031 33249 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1909 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909 Translation Nearest to center rosette may you come to a good end repeated three times Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Nishapur in present-day Iran Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Ancient plates of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
