Bowl with Green Splashes and Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"

9th–10th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 452
Looking at this bowl found at Nishapur, Iran, we notice four distinct splashes of green glaze that run from the rim down into the base of the bowl on the opaque white ground. This technique was commonly used in ceramic production throughout Iraq, and western Central Asia in the ninth and tenth century. The black Arabic inscription at the center reads "Sovereignty belongs to God".

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bowl with Green Splashes and Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"
  • Date: 9th–10th century
  • Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
  • Medium: Earthenware; painted in black with splashes of green on opaque white (tin) glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
    Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1938
  • Object Number: 38.40.110
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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