Bowl with Stylized Bird

11th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453

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.

Artwork Details

Title: Bowl with Stylized Bird
Date: 11th century
Geography: Made in Iran
Medium: Earthenware; incised decoration through white slip and color glazes under a transparent glaze (Amul ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Diam. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Joan L. Simon, Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, Virginia L. Kahn, Dr. Marjorie G. Lewisohn, 1954
Object Number: 54.152.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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