Publication Date
Last third of the 3rd century or beginning of the 4th century AH / 9th or 10th century AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Arts; sluggishness; Kairouan
Subject
Enamelled pottery.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 7 سم، 24 سم؛ عند القاعدة: 9 سم؛ السماكة: 1 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
C 34
Record ID
object;ISL;tn;Mus01;45;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Arts; sluggishness; Kairouan
Date
Last third of the 3rd century or beginning of the 4th century AH / 9th or 10th century AD
Notes
A dish with a circular base, beveled edges, and covered with a layer of green enamel, composed mainly of copper oxide. The central decoration consists of four rows of combined maroon Kufic inscription - the color - mainly of manganese oxide, in which the word “al-mulik” is repeated twice, an expression widely used in Islamic pottery during the 3rd century AH / 9th century AD from Andalusia to the countries of India. The letters end with tails split in half, which did not become common in Africa until the beginning of the first half of the 3rd century AH / 9th century AD. The ground color is ocher yellow, composed mainly of kohl or iron oxide. This entire group was placed within the shape of a parallelogram, each side of which consists of four strips stacked on top of each other. Copper green, brown and ochre-yellow are the three typical colors of majority pottery, and one is struck by their continued use in Tunisian pottery over the centuries to the present day.
Sample Text
Mourad Rammah “Cup decorated with inscriptions” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tn;Mus01;45;ar
