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Ceramic Plate with the Inscription Bismillah
Wasmaa Chorbachi (American (born in Egypt) 1943)
2007
Medium/Technique
Porcelain body under matte white glaze with black, dark royal blue and gold luster decoration
Dimensions
Ceramics: 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession Number2008.283
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionPorcelain plate, made at the Ceramics Program Studio- Harvard University. Arabic letters forming the word "Bismillah" ("In the name of god).
Provenance2007, by the artist at Ceramic Studio, Office for the Arts, Harvard University; 2008, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2008)
CopyrightWasmaa copyright