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Jug from Dayr 'Ayn 'Abata

700–800
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Early Islamic art, like Byzantine art, used bands of inscriptions to decorate surfaces. Here, the Arabic inscription identifies the potter as Abu ‘Isa al-Wathiq. The vessel was found in 1994 at the Monastery of Dayr ‘Ayn ‘Abata, where Lot and his daughters were said to have stayed.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jug from Dayr 'Ayn 'Abata
  • Date: 700–800
  • Geography: Made in Eastern Mediterranean, excavated Dayr 'Ayn 'Abata, Jordan
  • Medium: Cream ware with roll-on stamp decoration
  • Dimensions: Diam. rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. base: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman (J. 16694)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters