"Bamiyan Ware" bowl
Pottery decorated with incised designs and splashed colored glazes was popular in most areas of the Islamic world. This plate belongs to a group of ceramics reportedly found at the site of Shahr-i Ghulghula at Bamiyan in Afghanistan. While these works are usually described as "Bamiyan," there is no archaeological evidence that they were produced there.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Bamiyan Ware" bowl
- Date: 11th–12th century
- Geography: Probably made in Central Asia
- Medium: Earthenware; slip-covered, incised and polychrome decorated under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Diam. of rim: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1993
- Object Number: 1993.24
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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