Bowl with Griffin
The design of the griffin in reserve at the center recalls Byzantine, as well as Sasanian, motifs. The technique of luster painting developed in ninth-century Iraq and reached a high point under Fatimid potters working at Fustat (in Old Cairo.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl with Griffin
- Date: 11th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze
- Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Diam. of rim: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Purchase, Louis E. Seley Gift, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.23
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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