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,  More »

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.   « Less

Kashan 'Black and Blue' Lustre Bowl - AMD.165, Origin: Central Asian, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.6" (6.6cm) high x 5.7" (14.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art,  More »

Kashan 'Black and Blue' Lustre Bowl - AMD.165, Origin: Central Asian, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 2.6" (6.6cm) high x 5.7" (14.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Kashan, Medium: Fritware. This must be one of the earliest bowls decorated in fully-fledged undergaze-painting technique. Its style of decoration can be linked to the miniature lustre style, which was replaced by the Kashan style in 1200 AD.   « Less

'Seljuk-White' Dish - AMD.167, Origin: Central Asian, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 6.5" (16.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Seljuk,  More »

'Seljuk-White' Dish - AMD.167, Origin: Central Asian, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 6.5" (16.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Seljuk, Medium: Fritware/Composite. The so called Seljuq White-wares were very popular in Iran in the 12th and 13th Centuries and were made of composite white clear glazed fritware in areas such as Kashan and Bamiyan as well as other locations.   « Less

Glazed Bowl with Geometric Decoration - AMD.168, Origin: Central Asia, Dimensions: 3.5" (8.9cm) high x 7.6" (19.3cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.

Glazed Bowl with Geometric Decoration - AMD.168, Origin: Central Asia, Dimensions: 3.5" (8.9cm) high x 7.6" (19.3cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.   « Less

Bamiyan 'Sgrafiatto' Dish - AMD.136, Origin: Central Asian, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 4.3" (10.9cm) high x 7.9" (20.1cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Bamiyan 'Sgrafiatto' Dish - AMD.136, Origin: Central Asian, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 4.3" (10.9cm) high x 7.9" (20.1cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Buff Earthenware. This earthenware piece shows unusual striking form and characteristic color on white slip, very much in line with the Bamiyan style. The decoration incised into the bowl id of a flower that looks almost as if it is blowing in the breeze. These green sgrafiatto glazed and decorated earthenwares form a distinct group of pottery, unified by their fabric, shapes techniques of making and decorating and their motifs. During the manufacturing process this unusually shaped bowl was fired and glazed upside down on a tripod, possibly stacked with other wares, which left distinctive and distinguishing scars on the inside of the bowl.   « Less

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.137, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 6.1" (15.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed  More »

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.137, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 6.1" (15.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Early Islamic oil lamps were a continuation of Byzantine lamps. Initially they were decorated with stylised bird, animal or foliate motifs but over time geometric and linear designs were favoured.   « Less

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.138, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1000 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 4.3" (10.9cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed  More »

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.138, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1000 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 4.3" (10.9cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Early Islamic lamps were a continuation of Byzantine lamps. Initially they were decorated with stylised bird, animal or foliate motifs but over time geometric and linear designs were favoured.   « Less

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.139, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 3.5" (8.9cm) high x 6.1" (15.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed  More »

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.139, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD to 1300 AD, Dimensions: 3.5" (8.9cm) high x 6.1" (15.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Early Islamic lamps were a continuation of Byzantine lamps. Initially they were decorated with stylised bird, animal or foliate motifs but over time geometric and linear designs were favoured.   « Less

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.140, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 700 AD to 1000 AD, Dimensions: 3.7" (9.4cm) high x 7.3" (18.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed  More »

Glazed Oil Lamp - AMD.140, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 700 AD to 1000 AD, Dimensions: 3.7" (9.4cm) high x 7.3" (18.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Glazed Earthenware, Condition: Extra Fine. This stunning oil lamp has a globular body with an incised foliate design underneath the dark green glaze. The lamp rests on a cylindrical base which flares out at the bottom. It has an entirely open spout opposite a small loop handle.   « Less

Slip Painted Nishapur Jug - AMD.141, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1000 AD, Dimensions: 6.1" (15.5cm) high x 5.5" (14.0cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Slip Painted Nishapur Jug - AMD.141, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1000 AD, Dimensions: 6.1" (15.5cm) high x 5.5" (14.0cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Nishapur Ware, Medium: Buff Earthenware, Condition: Very Fine., The first indigenous Muslim dynasty to rule Iran following the Arab conquest, the Samanid Dynasty was founded in 819 A.D. by Saman- Khuda, a Persian vassal of the Abbasid Empire. However, not until the reign of Saman-Khuda’s great-grandson, Ismail I (892-907 A.D.), did Samanid power become extensive, eventually spreading outside of Iran and into Central Asia. The coins of the Samanids were used throughout North Asia, revealing their enormous influence on the region. Today, the Samanid Dynasty is renown as a time of cultural flourishing, especially in regards to the arts of poetry and pottery. The capital of Bukhara was also one of the cultural centers of the empire, along with the cities of Samarkand and Nishapur. Perhaps their most important influence on Islamic art was the Samanid innovation of slip painting that allowed for more refined, controlled glazed decorations on terracotta vessels and tiles. The Samanid Dynasty was a period of nationalism, where the Persian people regained power from the hands of foreign invaders. While Samanid power gradually waned throughout the 10th century in response to the rise of Turkic power in Central Asia and Afghanistan, during their rule the foundations of a native Iranian Islamic culture were firmly established.   « Less