Bowl with Knotted Dragons
This bowl shows an aspect of ceramics produced in twelfth-century Syria and the Jazira that proved unappealing to early twentieth-century collectors. While the painted design is exquisite, the whitening of the alkaline glaze when it was buried rendered the imagery almost illegible. This ware represents a large proportion of the glazed ceramics of the period found in excavations, but restorers have not found a way to enhance the pieces successfully, and they are underrepresented in collections.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl with Knotted Dragons
- Date: 12th century
- Geography: Attributed to Syria, Raqqa
- Medium: Stonepaste; underglaze-painted, transparent turquoise glaze
- Dimensions: Diam. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm);
H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
H. 3 1/8 inl (7.9 cm)
Diam. 10 3/8 in. (26. 4 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.52.3
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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