North Africa, Morocco, Fez region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful earthenware bowl known as a mokhfia, skillfully hand-painted with a floral motif in hues of violet, turquoise, cobalt, marigold, and black on a cream-colored ground. Sitting upon a ring-form foot, the elegant dish presents thick walls that swell outward to form a shallow basin and a wide, flared rim. The interior of the bowl features a giant, 6-petalled flower, filled with lattice and arabesque patterns and surrounded by an abstract, vegetal design, while wave-like decoration adorns the rim. Mokhfias are used for serving couscous and are pierced through the foot for displaying on a wall when not in use. This is a large and lovely example! Size: 15.7" Diameter x 3.9" H (39.9 cm x 9.9 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
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Condition
Chipping to interior, rim, and foot. Expected surface wear with some nicks and pitting in areas. Otherwise, intact and excellent with impressive remaining pigments and lovely craquelure to glaze.