Publication Date
Late fourth century - early fifth century / late tenth century - early eleventh century
Publication Place
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Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Subject
Glazed ceramic vessel with a metallic luster.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 20.3سم؛ العرض: 21.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BC 33.119
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus04;2;ar
Library Location
Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Date
Late fourth century - early fifth century / late tenth century - early eleventh century
Notes
A symmetrically decorated jar composed of four bands: two of which are a series of leaves, one is in the shape of a flock of five running wild rabbits, and the fourth is a line of handwritten words, composed of the repetition of the word baraka, which means grace and generosity. At that time, it was common for Islamic ceramics to use words or phrases that blessed the owner or user, on the one hand, and thanked the Lord for the blessing of possessing these things and what they contained, on the other hand. In the herd of wild rabbits, two are seen looking back while the other three are running forward, all of the rabbits wearing decorated wooden collars. At the end of the 4th/10th century, Egyptian potters began using luster decorations on their pots. They appear to have acquired this art from Iraqi potters who immigrated to Egypt, who in turn first learned metallic luster paint from glassmakers in Syria and Egypt during the third/ninth century.
Sample Text
Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani “Jarr” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;2;ar
