Bowl with Griffin

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11th century · Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze · Islamic Art

The design of the griffin in reserve at the center recalls Byzantine, as well as Sasanian, motifs. The technique of luster painting developed in ninth-century Iraq and reached a high point under Fatimid potters working at Fustat (in Old Cairo.

Artist

Unknown

Date

11th century

Medium

Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Louis E. Seley Gift, 1970