Islamic pottery
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Islamic pottery occupied a geographical position between Chinese ceramics, and the pottery of the Byzantine Empire and Europe. For most of the period, it made great aesthetic achievements and influenc
Bowl of Reflections, early 13th century Iran. Brooklyn Museum.
Chief places named in connection with Islamic pottery.
Cup with stylized bouquet, 9th century, Iraq. Clay pottery, polychrome luster decoration on opacified glaze. Paris, Louvre Museum, OA 7479.
Dish with epigraphic decoration. The Kufic inscription reads: "Magnanimity has first a bitter taste, but at the end it tastes sweeter than honey. Good health [to the owner]." Terracotta, white slip ground and slip underglaze decoration, Nishapur, Khorasan (Iran), 11th–12th century.
Abbasid ceramics
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Abbasid ceramics or Abbasid pottery is a type of Islamic pottery created in Iraq during the Abbasid Dynasty, especially during the 9th and 10th centuries at the capitals of Baghdad and Samarra. Influe
Lusterware Bowl, 9th-10th century, Iraq
Abbasid bowl made from "Earthenware painted in blue on opaque white glaze." 800-900CE
Luster-painted plate with transparent lead glaze, 9th or 10th Century, Iraq
Luster-glazed bowl depicting a bird, 9-10th century, Iraq