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Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

10th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 451
The Beveled style of surface ornament painted onto the surface of this bowl is similar to that seen on the molded stucco surfaces of the palaces in Samarra. This motif, which first appeared in ninth‑century Samarra, spread to a variety of places, including Samarqand.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'
  • Date: 10th century
  • Geography: Made in present-day Uzbekistan, Samarqand
  • Medium: Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
    Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.82
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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