Bowl

Unknown

10th century · Earthenware; polychrome slip under transparent glaze · Islamic Art

Although the iconography of buff-colored earthenwares like this bowl is not well understood, it is clear that a number of pieces with similar colors were created in a Christian context. At the time, Nishapur was also a Nestorian bishopric, and a number of these pieces incorporate crosses in their decoration.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th century

Medium

Earthenware; polychrome slip under transparent glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1965