Fragment of a Bowl
Unknown Artist
14th–15th century
Medium
Stonepaste; underglaze painted under green glaze
Classification
Ceramics
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.190.115
Art Historical Context
This exquisite fragment of a bowl, dating to the 14th–15th, offers a glimpse into the masterful world of Islamic ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic Art collection. Acquired the Rogers Fund in 3, it survives as a testament to the ingenuity of artisans in regions like Syria or Egypt during the Mamluk period, when pottery flourished amid vibrant trade and cultural exchange along the Silk Roads. Though only a piece remains, its delicate form hints at the everyday elegance of tableware used in prosperous households. Crafted from stonepaste—a fine, white-frit body developed by I...