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"Islamic Pottery: A Brief History": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 40, no. 4 (Spring, 1983)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 40 | NUMBER 4

"Islamic Pottery: A Brief History"

Jenkins, Marilyn

1983

52 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Marilyn Jenkins

Met Art in Publication

Ewer, Earthenware; incised and applied decoration (barbotine) — Ewer
9th century

Ring-Shaped Ewer, Earthenware; molded and glazed — Ring-Shaped Ewer
8th century

Dish with Interlace Designs, Earthenware; molded and glazed — Dish with Interlace Designs
9th century

Jar with Four Lug Handles, Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white glaze — Jar with Four Lug Handles
9th century

Plate Depicting a Flowering Bush in Two-Toned Luster, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze — Plate Depicting a Flowering Bush in Two-Toned Luster
9th century

Bowl depicting a Man holding a Cup and a Flowering Branch, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze — Bowl depicting a Man holding a Cup and a Flowering Branch
10th century

Bowl, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze under transparent colorless glaze — Bowl
second half 10th century

Bowl with Green, Yellow, and Brown Splashed Decoration, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware) — Bowl with Green, Yellow, and Brown Splashed Decoration
10th century

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze — Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century

Cup, Earthenware; slip covered and unglazed — Cup
10th century

Bowl with Eagle, Muslim Ibn al-Dahhan Egyptian, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze — Bowl with Eagle
Muslim Ibn al-Dahhan
ca. 1000

Bowl, Stonepaste; luster-painted — Bowl
mid-12th century

White Bowl, Stonepaste; incised under transparent glaze — White Bowl
12th century

Glazed Tiles with Kufic Inscription, Stonepaste; carved, turquoise glaze — Glazed Tiles with Kufic Inscription
12th century

Square Tile, Stonepaste; molded and monochrome glazed — Square Tile
early 13th century

Cup with Running Ibexes, Stonepaste; incised decoration through black slip ground under turquoise glaze ("silhouette ware") — Cup with Running Ibexes
second half 12th century

Garrus-Ware Bowl, Earthenware; white slip-covered, carved decoration under a monochrome glaze (Garrus ware) — Garrus-Ware Bowl
12th–13th century

Dish, Stonepaste; carved, incised, polychrome painted under a transparent glaze (Laqabi ware) — Dish
12th century

Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience, Stonepaste; glazed (opaque monochrome), in-glaze- and overglaze-painted, gilded — Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience
late 12th–early 13th century

Vase, Stonepaste; painted under transparent turquoise glaze — Vase
late 12th–early 13th century

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