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8th–9th century · Earthenware; buff slip, underglaze painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under transparent glaze · Islamic Art

Buff ware pieces with radial divisions, especially of four equal parts, were very common in the excavators' finds. The hatched ground of the interstitial areas is also typical, although here it is handled with more than the usual precision.

Artist

Unknown

Date

8th–9th century

Medium

Earthenware; buff slip, underglaze painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under transparent glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1940