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This bowl exhibits a characteristic features of luster ware from Kashan, the reserving of figures on a luster ground. This feature is used to support the theory that Fatimid potters migrated to Iran as well as Syria after the fall of the Egyptian dynasty in 1171.
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Title: Bowl
Date: 12th–13th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran, Rayy
Medium: Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Dimensions:
H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Diam. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm)
Wt. 9.6 oz. (272.2 g)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1963
Object Number: 63.158.1
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