Bowl with Polychrome Decoration on a Black Slip Ground

10th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 452

Bowls made with boldly colored slips (diluted clay) were made throughout the area surrounding Nishapur. These slip wares are easily distinguished from the ceramics produced in the rest of the Abbasid Empire, and bear no relation to the popular Chinese-style ceramics also produced in Nishapur. Similar rosettes decorate bowls from other nearby sites, including Samarqand, but the peculiar leaf design is more common in the finds from Nishapur. This small bowl was probably made for daily household use.

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Title: Bowl with Polychrome Decoration on a Black Slip Ground
Date: 10th century
Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
Medium: Earthenware; black slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1938
Object Number: 38.40.120
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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