Dish
Unknown Artist
late 16th century
Medium
Earthenware; glazed
Dimensions
Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1902
Accession Number
02.5.42
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant earthenware dish, glazed and dating to the late 16 century, exemplifies the refined ceramics of the Islamic world. Measuring 8 inches in diameter, hails from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Art department, gifted by William B. Osgood Field in 1902. Though the artist remains unknown, such pieces were crafted by skilled potters in regions like the Ottoman Empire or Persia, where pottery served both practical and decorative purposes in daily life and elite households. The dish's surface likely features intricate motifs of flowers and leaves, recurring themes in Islamic art ...