North Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful pottery bowl known as a mokhfia, skillfully hand-glazed in hues of emerald, periwinkle, marigold, lavender, seafoam green, and black atop a cream-colored ground. Sitting atop a ring-form base, the marvelous vessel presents a rounded bottom and curved walls that rise to a broad, flared rim. The interior of the elegant dish is meticulously decorated with an elaborate design of a central hexagon with concave sides surrounded by 6 tondos of floral motifs. An undulating linear pattern then embellishes the top of the rim. Mokhfias are used for serving couscous and are pierced through the foot for displaying on a wall when not in use. Size: 15.2" Diameter x 3.8" H (38.6 cm x 9.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998

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#166395

Chipping to interior and periphery of rim. Some expected nicks and abrasions throughout, as well as fading to glaze. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigments and lovely craquelure to glaze.