"Sgraffito-ware" Bowl

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14th century · Red earthenware; white slip-covered with incised and brown slip decoration under polychrome transparent glazes · Islamic Art

Metalwork provided the inspiration for the shapes and designs of this ware, which is especially characteristic of Mamluk-period potteries in Egypt but found in excavations throughout the Mamluk realm. Mass produced for the general public as well as for the military, it was popular through the end of the fourteenth century.

Artist

Unknown

Date

14th century

Medium

Red earthenware; white slip-covered with incised and brown slip decoration under polychrome transparent glazes

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, V. Everit Macy Gift, 1930