Jug

Art Historical Context

This unglazed earthenware, crafted by an unknown artist in the 8th to early 9th century, early Islamic ceramics from the Abbasid era—a time of cultural flourishing across the Islamic world, from to Persia. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 6 and now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Islamic Art Department, reflects the everyday artistry of a period when pottery production boomed, fueled by trade along the Silk Road and advancements in kilns and clays. The jug's surface is adorned with slip—a creamy liquid clay—applied and then incised with fine lines or patterns before firing, creating...