Bowl with a Figure and Birds

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10th century · Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware) · Islamic Art

Common among the buff ware bowls that depict human figures are those holding drinking vessels. In this case, a man wearing a green tunic under a multi-colored, skirt-like garment holds a fluted goblet in his right hand. The imagery on these bowls is thought to derive from metalwork of the Sasanian period (3rd to 7th century) in Iran. The distinctive yellow and green glazes of the buff ware group are particularly well-preserved on this example.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th century

Medium

Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1938