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Bowl

Bowl

  • Place of origin:

    Eastern Iran, Iran (possibly, made)
    Uzbekistan (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    900-1000 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Earthenware, lead-glazed, with slip decoration

  • Museum number:

    C.131-1963

  • Gallery location:

    Islamic Middle East, room 42, case 2W

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This bowl is inscribed with a saying in Arabic. It reads, ‘The fool never receives the reproaches he deserves, but the wise man does who keeps him company’. The moral tone matches the austere character of the decoration.

This piece is an example of a distinctive ceramic tradition that developed in eastern Iran from the 10th century. Potters there took their inspiration from indigenous metalwork and applied decoration in slip (liquid clay) of contrasting colours.

Physical description

Lead-glazed earthenware bowl, black, with white slip decoration.

Place of Origin

Eastern Iran, Iran (possibly, made)
Uzbekistan (possibly, made)

Date

900-1000 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Earthenware, lead-glazed, with slip decoration

Marks and inscriptions

The fool never receives the reproaches he deserves, but the wise man does who keeps him company.

Dimensions

Diameter: 27 cm, Height: 8 cm

Descriptive line

Black bowl with a saying in Arabic, Eastern Iran or Uzbekistan, 900-1000.

Labels and date

BOWL
Lead-glazed earthenware with slip decoration. EAST PERSIAN (probably NISHAPUR); 9th-10th century. [Used until 11/2003]
Black Bowl with Arabic Saying
Eastern Iran or Uzbekistan
900-1000

The inscription contains a saying in Arabic, 'The fool never receives the reproaches he deserves, but the wise man does who keeps him company.' The moral tone matches the austere character of the decoration.

Earthenware with slip decoration under a transparent glaze

Museum no. C.131-1963 [Jameel Gallery]

Materials

Earthenware; Slip

Techniques

Glazing

Categories

Islam; Ceramics; Earthenware

Collection code

MES

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