Publication Date
7th/13th century
Publication Place
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Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Subject
White quartz paste, decorated with black drawings under a transparent blue underglaze.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
القطر: ( عند الحافة ) 18.8 سم؛ القطر: ( عند القاعدة ) 6.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BC 33.148
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus04;9;ar
Library Location
Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Date
7th/13th century
Notes
A bowl made of white quartz paste, gradually widening in shape towards the mouth and directly above, decorated with black lines drawn on its sides. In its center there is a circular shape with lines very typical of handwriting, in which we can read: 'Al-Izz...Muhammad'. The decoration is typical of this type of vessel: the unglazed body of the vessel is painted black, and a thin transparent layer (turquoise in this example) is later painted over the entire piece. Raqqa was one of two major centers of ceramic production in Ayyubid Syria, while Rusafa was the second. In Raqqa, there were a number of ceramics manufacturing workshops, and they produced a large collection of pottery vessels. Some of them have a metallic luster, are cut into engraved molds, and are decorated with underglaze designs. Ceramic production stopped when the Mongols completely destroyed the city in 657 / 1259.
Sample Text
Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani "Baseful" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;9;ar
