Fragment of a Bowl
Unknown Artist
14th–15th century
Medium
Earthenware; incised decoration through a white slip and coloring under transparent glaze
Classification
Ceramics
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession Number
07.238.61
Art Historical Context
This delicate fragment of a bowl, crafted by an unknown artist in the14th–15th, offers a glimpse into the refined world of Islamic ceramics. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Department (acquired through the Rogers Fund in 7), it exemplifies earthenware pottery from a golden age of artistic production across regions like Persia and the Near East. Though only a piece survives, it hints at the elegance of everyday vessels used in households, mosques, and courts. The bowl's standout feature is its sophisticated decoration: incised designs carved through a white slip—a liquid cla...