Bowl with Pseudo Inscription
Islamic
10th century
Medium
Earthenware painted in manganese purple with splashes of green on an opaque white glaze
Dimensions
6.2 × 21 cm (2 7/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
bowl
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
100664
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...