Luster Bowl

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454

Nineteenth-century antiquarians’ fascination with The Thousand and One Nights and its 9th-century protagonist, Harun al‑Rashid, provoked interest in the Syrian city of Raqqa, where this Abbasid caliph once resided, and in the ceramics unearthed there. These prized objects date to the Ayyubid period, however, not Harun’s time. Recent study confirms that Raqqa was an important ceramics center, especially in the first part of the twelfth century, but other centers produced so‑called Raqqa ware as well.

#6715. Overview: Heraldic Lusterware Bowls, Part 1

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Luster Bowl, Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on transparent glaze

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Luster Bowl, Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on transparent glaze
Luster Bowl, Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on transparent glaze
Luster Bowl, Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on transparent glaze
Luster Bowl, Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on transparent glaze
Luster Bowl, Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on transparent glaze
Luster Bowl, Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on transparent glaze

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