Bowl

Unknown

9th century · Earthenware; painted in color on opaque white (tin) glaze · Islamic Art

Tin-glazed bowls may have been made in imitation of white Chinese stoneware. Muslim ceramists added decorations in cobalt blue, demonstrating the fine quality of the glaze. The decorative inscription, off-center to the left, states that the ceramicist was named Suhayl.

Artist

Unknown

Date

9th century

Medium

Earthenware; painted in color on opaque white (tin) glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1963