Bowl with Stylized Bird

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11th century · Earthenware; incised decoration through white slip and color glazes under a transparent glaze (Amul ware) · Islamic Art

Amul ware is named after a town in northern Iran where early collectors obtained several examples of this type of ceramic, but the actual production site is unknown. These wares are coated with a thick creamy slip that is incised to reveal the reddish body beneath, highlighted with green pigments, and then covered in a transparent glaze.

Artist

Unknown

Date

11th century

Medium

Earthenware; incised decoration through white slip and color glazes under a transparent glaze (Amul ware)

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Joan L. Simon, Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, Virginia L. Kahn, Dr. Marjorie G. Lewisohn, 1954