Fragment

Art Historical Context

This exquisite *Fragment* from the th century offers a glimpse into the vibrant of early Islamic ceramics. Crafted from earthenware with molded decoration and a glossy glaze, it hails from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Art department, generously gifted by Mr. and. Wendell M. Hastings 1960. Though only a fragment survives, it exemplifies the technical sophistication of pottery during the Abbasid era, a time when Baghdad was a hub of innovation under the Islamic Golden Age. The use of molded decoration—a technique where clay was pressed into carved molds to create raised motifs—allow...