Fragment of Dish
This earthenware fragment, attributed to Syria or Egypt, was slipped and painted in dark brown to create a triangular medallion at the center of the vessel before it was coated with a transparent colorless glaze. Such underglaze painting traditions in Syria were crucial to the development of the signature underglaze-painted stonepaste wares of the 12th century onwards.
The fragment came to the Museum as early as 1913, before the establishment of a dedicated department of Islamic Art.
The fragment came to the Museum as early as 1913, before the establishment of a dedicated department of Islamic Art.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragment of Dish
- Date: 12th–13th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt or Syria
- Medium: Earthenware; slipped, underglaze painted under colorless glaze
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
- Object Number: 13.190.156
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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