Fragment of Dish

Unknown

12th–13th century · Earthenware; slipped, underglaze painted under colorless glaze · Islamic Art

This earthenware fragment, attributed to Syria or Egypt, was slipped and painted in dark brown to create a triangular medallion at the center of the vessel before it was coated with a transparent colorless glaze. Such underglaze painting traditions in Syria were crucial to the development of the signature underglaze-painted stonepaste wares of the 12th century onwards. The fragment came to the Museum as early as 1913, before the establishment of a dedicated department of Islamic Art.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th–13th century

Medium

Earthenware; slipped, underglaze painted under colorless glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913