Luster-Painted Bowl

9th–10th century

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

In the ninth and tenth centuries, Islamic potters adapted to ceramics the luster decorating technique known to pre-Islamic glassmakers in Egypt. Here the decoration displays a two-dimensional version of Samarran-style vegetal decoration that can also be interpreted as a pair of confronted, stylized birds with leaf-shaped beaks.

Artwork Details

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Exhibition History

Title: Luster-Painted Bowl
Date: 9th–10th century
Geography: Made in Iraq
Medium: Earthenware, painted in luster over an opaque white glaze
Dimensions: H: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); max. diam: 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: The David Collection, Copenhagen (26/1962)
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters