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A bowl with a polo player on it
(زبدية عليها لاعب بولو)

Title	A bowl with a polo player on it
Title Original	زبدية عليها لاعب بولو
Publication Date:	Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Publication Place	- Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Subject	Pottery, multi-coloured decoration under clear glass, satin/glossy vessels
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 8.9 سم ، القطر : 21.4 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1956.153
Record ID	object;EPM;de;Mus21;12;ar
Library Location	Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Date	Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Notes	The bowl depicts a human figure consisting of a knight mounted with birds and flowers on a yellow background. To the left of the person along the frame there is an inscription in Kufic-like script. The decoration of the bowl with yellow, green and black is typical of Nishapur pottery. The display of similar figures is often associated with Sasanian hunting images, but the image could also represent a polo player. Later in the Seljuk period, polo displays were often used in both luster and enamelled vessels.
Sample Text	“A bowl with a polo player on it” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;12;ar

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A bowl with a polo player on it

(زبدية عليها لاعب بولو)

Publication Date Fourth century AH / tenth century AD

Publication Place - Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Subject Pottery, multi-coloured decoration under clear glass, satin/glossy vessels

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 8.9 سم ، القطر : 21.4 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1956.153

Record ID object;EPM;de;Mus21;12;ar

Library Location Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Date Fourth century AH / tenth century AD

Notes The bowl depicts a human figure consisting of a knight mounted with birds and flowers on a yellow background. To the left of the person along the frame there is an inscription in Kufic-like script. The decoration of the bowl with yellow, green and black is typical of Nishapur pottery. The display of similar figures is often associated with Sasanian hunting images, but the image could also represent a polo player. Later in the Seljuk period, polo displays were often used in both luster and enamelled vessels.

Sample Text “A bowl with a polo player on it” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;12;ar