Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl

Date

early 1200s

Medium

fritware with underglaze-painted design

Culture

Syria (Raqqa), Ayyubid Period

Department

Islamic Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This fritware bowl has wide flaring sides and a high foot. The decoration on the inside consists of a four-lobed device at center, surrounded by two circles. The inside walls carry a three-part design, with three oval motifs alternating with three squarish panels. Each panel contains an Arabic word. The inside of the bowl contains saggar spurs.

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