Bowl with radial panels
On display
By the late 11th century, the secrets of lustre-painting - a ceramic decorative technique that uses metallic oxides fired at a reduced atmosphere - were transferred from Egypt to Syria by craftsmen migrating in search of new job opportunities. Around the same time, a newly-invented ceramic body known as fritware, or stonepaste, was also adopted in the region, revolutionizing the local ceramic production. This bowl has a fritware body and is decorated with lustre, and can be attributed to Syria on the basis of its bold decorative motifs and the reddish-brownish hue of its lustre.
Details
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Title
Bowl with radial panels
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Associated place
Syria (place of creation) -
Date
1st half of the 13th century -
Material and technique
fritware, with overglaze painting in lustre
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
8.3 cm (height)
18.1 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1956.103
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Glossary of terms
fritware
lustre
Further reading
Fehérvári, Géza, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection (London: Faber and Faber, 1973), no. 150 on p. 113, pl. 61 a
