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Three-color Luster Bowl with Stylized Tree

9th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 451
Abbasid artists experimented in figural and geometric ornament in a number of media, including woodwork, glass, stucco, and ceramics. This bowl shows the artist’s interest in the complexities of abstraction and rhythmic patterning. The motifs here include wings, a tree-like central divide, and floral elements, all set against a white background that makes it possible for the eye to read the patterns more easily

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three-color Luster Bowl with Stylized Tree
  • Date: 9th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iraq
  • Medium: Earthenware; polychrome luster-painted on opaque white glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
    Diam. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
    Wt. 9 oz. (255.2 g)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.165.1
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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