Imitation Splashware Dish

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10th century · Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under a transparent glaze (sgraffito ware) · Islamic Art

This dish’s decoration of concentric bands and gridded central roundel are typical of Nishapur splashware, and several other examples like this one were found during the excavations. Unusual, however, is the purplish-black glaze, which has disintegrated in some areas, leaving blank spots on the surface of the dish.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th century

Medium

Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under a transparent glaze (sgraffito ware)

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1940