Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

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10th century · Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze · Islamic Art

The Beveled style of surface ornament painted onto the surface of this bowl is similar to that seen on the molded stucco surfaces of the palaces in Samarra. This motif, which first appeared in ninth‑century Samarra, spread to a variety of places, including Samarqand.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th century

Medium

Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928