Publication Date
Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Pottery covered with white pottery paint and decorated with pigments under transparent glass
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
8.1 × 22.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.73.5.199
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;43;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Notes
This very modern bowl is made of simple pottery and is masked and beautified by the application of white pottery glaze, a semi-fluid colored clay. Its inner surface is decorated with a black engraving surrounding it, and the spaces between the letters are filled with abstract decoration, which is enhanced by a red color, and it is all covered with transparent glass. The inscription is read by rotating the piece counterclockwise, and the inscription represents an Arab proverb that is still popular today: “Greed is a sign of poverty.” This proverb inscribed on a number of Samanid bowls is a saying to Ali, “Where is Abu Talib, the Imam of the Shiites?”
Sample Text
“Bowl with schematic and floral decoration” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;43;ar
