Bowl

Unknown

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

This bowl exhibits the same brilliant white ground and restraint of decoration as the fine inscriptional pieces from Nishapur. The somewhat daring compositional device of a band-–commonly featuring an inscription, but seen here with abstract decoration—proceeding across the center from edge to edge is also seen in other Nishapur wares.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th century

Medium

Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1938