Fragmentary dish with figure of a musician

Details

• Title

  Fragmentary dish with figure of a musician

• Associated place

  Asia › Iraq (place of creation)

• Date

  10th century (AD 901 - 1000)
  Abbasid Period (AD 750 - 1258)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with painting in lustre over an opaque white glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  glazed;

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish

• Dimensions

  3.4 cm (height)
  37 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2146

Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more

Know more about this object? Spotted an error? Contact us