Buff Ware Fragment with Horned Animals

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9th–10th century · Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware) · Islamic Art

This small fragment gives us a sense of the vivid colors and unique imagery of the buff ware objects discovered at Nishapur, demonstrating why their discovery at Nishapur was so exciting to the museum's excavators.

Artist

Unknown

Date

9th–10th century

Medium

Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1940