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    • Jar, 14th century; Mamluk
    Syria
    Composite body, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue and black on white slip, transparent glaze

    H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
    Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.130)

    Underglaze painting in blue and black on a white engobe is characteristic of Mamluk production in Syria. The main decoration on this jar is the large inscription—"Lasting glory, increasing prosperity, and good fortune"—written in thuluth, one of the favorite scripts of the Mamluk calligraphers.

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  • Jenkins, Marilyn. "Islamic Pottery: A Brief History." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 40, no. 4 (Spring, 1983).
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  • Jar, 14th century; Mamluk
    Syria
    Composite body, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue and black on white slip, transparent glaze

    H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
    Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.130)