Fragments
Unknown Artist
9th century
Medium
Earthenware; glazed
Classification
Ceramics
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number
23.75.31a, b
Art Historical Context
### Fragments: A Glimpse into 9th-Century Islamic Craftsmanship Nestled in the Islamic Art department of the Metropolitan of Art, these *Fragments* are delicate remnants of 9th-century earthenware ceramics, acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1923. Crafted by an unknown artist, they evoke the vibrant pottery traditions of the early Islamic world, likely from regions like Iraq or Syria during the Abbasid Caliphate's age. As shards preserving hints of their original form, they invite us to piece together a story of everyday elegance and artistic innovation. Glazed earthenware marked a pivotal ...