Blue and white Abbassid bowl from Basra
9th century
Description
In shape, this is a shallow bowl with outward curving rim and a short foot. The buff-colored clay fabric is hidden by a coating of lead-fluxed, tin glaze that opacifies white upon firing. The decoration, in a rich, deep cobalt, consists of an irregular rosette with ten petals in the center and five scallops on the outward curving rim.
Dimensions
Estimated H: 5 x Diam: 21.5 cm (2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen, Princeton, NJ, (by 2006), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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