Bowl with Green Splashes and Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"

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9th–10th century · Earthenware; painted in black with splashes of green on opaque white (tin) glaze · Islamic Art

Looking at this bowl found at Nishapur, Iran, we notice four distinct splashes of green glaze that run from the rim down into the base of the bowl on the opaque white ground. This technique was commonly used in ceramic production throughout Iraq, and western Central Asia in the ninth and tenth century. The black Arabic inscription at the center reads "Sovereignty belongs to God".

Artist

Unknown

Date

9th–10th century

Medium

Earthenware; painted in black with splashes of green on opaque white (tin) glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1938