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Luster-Painted Bowl

9th–10th century

Not on view

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.

Luster-Painted Bowl, Earthenware, painted in luster over an opaque white glaze — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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)

Accession Number: isl1767

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