Bowl

Unknown

late 12th–early 13th century · Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze · Islamic Art

This bowl represents another innovation that coincided with the Syrian adoption of stonepaste: the application of pigment oxides directly on ceramic bodies before coating with transparent glaze. Often painted in radial designs, the colors included chromium black, copper turquoise, cobalt blue, and iron oxide red. Recent analysis suggests the main production center for this ware was Damascus.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 12th–early 13th century

Medium

Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1941