Publication Date
Seventh century / thirteenth century
Publication Place
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British Museum
Subject
White quartz paste porcelain colored brown, blue, green and red underglaze.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع 4.1 سم؛ القطر 8.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1912.12-7.4
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus01;49;ar
Library Location
British Museum
Date
Seventh century / thirteenth century
Notes
A porcelain bowl made of white quartz paste colored underglazes in brown, blue, green and red. Technically, the colorful knight-shaped decorations are an imitation of a type of Iranian ceramics known as minai, which literally means “enamelled,” a technique in which some colors are painted over the glaze and then installed by firing. Syrian potters were influenced by developments in Iran, but they lacked knowledge of the technique of working with enamel on ceramics, so they imitated the style. This bowl imitates the type of design used on Minai porcelain, with underglaze coloring using bright colors similar to enamel. On the bottom side of the bowl, there is illegible writing.
Sample Text
Emily Shovelton "Bowl" inDiscover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus01;49;ar
