

"Bamiyan ware" bowl, Ghaznavid period (977–1186), 11th–12th century
Central Asia
Earthenware; slip-covered, incised and polychrome decorated under a transparent glaze
Central Asia
Earthenware; slip-covered, incised and polychrome decorated under a transparent glaze
H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Diam. of rim 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1993 (1993.24)
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.







