Publication Date
4th/10th century
Publication Place
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Museum of Civilizations | Museum of Oriental Art Giuseppe Tucci
Subject
Glazed porcelain with a metallic luster.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 6 سم؛ القطر: 26.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1975
Record ID
object;ISL;it;Mus01;21;ar
Library Location
Museum of Civilizations | Museum of Oriental Art Giuseppe Tucci
Date
4th/10th century
Notes
A bowl with slanted and open walls, a ring-shaped base, decorated with a drawing in the form of a large, imaginary animal with wings with the head of a bird. Drawings of imaginary animals were seen in many areas of art in the late Islamic era, influenced by Persian art, which tends to repel envy in supernatural ways. On the upper body of the bowl we find overlapping lines representing the eyes of a peacock, and on each of the wings drawn with parallel lines resembling feathers, we find small writings in Kufic script, like a prayer for blessing (to the owner of the piece) and large leaves in the shape of arrows that adorn the walls of the bowl with a metallic lustre. The word has been written at the bottom of the base. Blessing.
Sample Text
Paola Torre “A bowl with a fantasy animal” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;it;Mus01;21;ar
