Bowl with Central Pentagon Motifs
The Mongol invasions of the mid-thirteenth century put an end to ceramic production at Raqqa. Damascus emerged as an important center in the fourteenth century, and its potteries began to adopt the contemporary styles of Iran. The palette, details, and design of this bowl recall the Ilkhanid "panel style" associated with so‑called Sultanabad ware.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl with Central Pentagon Motifs
- Date: 14th century
- Geography: Made in Syria
- Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Diam. 9 1/4 in. (23.8 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: The Friends of the Department of Islamic Art Fund, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.21
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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