Bamiyan Glazed Bowl - AMD.164, Origin: Central Asian, Circa: 1100 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.5" (6.4cm) high x 5" (12.7cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Fritware. This simple piece shows striking color and form very much in line with the Bamiyan style. These fritwares form a distinct group of pottery, unified by their fabric, shapes techniques of making and decorating and their motifs. Bamiyan frit tends to be very fragile with numerous fire cracks; their method of making, with molded ornament in relief on the interior of small bowls; and in the designs themselves, linear in character, which has not been paralleled closely on any other type of wares. During the manufacturing process, they were stacked on tripods which left distinctive scars on the inside of the bowls.

Antiquities
Ancient Near East