Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.731, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.731, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Splashed sgraffiato ware,the body of buff earthenware with low rounded cavetto walls and an everted sloping rim, resting on a foot-ring. The inside surface incised with simple foliate design, showing four radiating leaves departing from the centre, ornamented by scrollwork. Manganese and green splashes applied in big dots over defined areas..   « Less

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Bowl - LO.732, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 6.75" (17.1cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art,  More »

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Bowl - LO.732, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 6.75" (17.1cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Splashed sgraffiato ware,the body of buff earthenware with low rounded cavetto walls and an everted sloping rim, resting on a foot-ring. The inside surface incised with simple foliate design, ornamented by scrollwork. Manganese and green splashes applied in big dots over defined areas.   « Less

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.733, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.733, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.   « Less

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.734, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.734, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Splashed sgraffiato ware,the body of buff earthenware with low rounded cavetto walls and an everted sloping rim, resting on a foot-ring. The inside surface incised with simple foliate design, ornamented by scrollwork. Manganese and green splashes applied in big dots over defined areas.   « Less

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.735, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Bamiyan Splashed Sgraffiato Dish - LO.735, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Splashed sgraffiato ware,the body of buff earthenware with low rounded cavetto walls and an everted sloping rim, resting on a foot-ring. The inside surface incised with simple foliate design, ornamented by scrollwork. Manganese and green splashes applied in big dots over defined areas.   « Less

Bamiyan Glazed Deep Bowl - LO.737, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3.75" (9.5cm) high x 7.825" (19.9cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Bamiyan Glazed Deep Bowl - LO.737, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3.75" (9.5cm) high x 7.825" (19.9cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. Splashed sgraffiato ware,the body of buff earthenware with low rounded cavetto walls and an everted sloping rim, resting on a foot-ring. The inside surface incised with simple foliate design, ornamented by scrollwork. Manganese and green splashes applied in big dots over defined areas.   « Less

Bamiyan Glazed Deep Bowl - LO.738, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3.5" (8.9cm) high x 6.75" (17.1cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Bamiyan Glazed Deep Bowl - LO.738, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 3.5" (8.9cm) high x 6.75" (17.1cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Bamiyan, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.   « Less

Samanid Slip Painted Bowl - LO.740, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 10 th Century AD, Dimensions: 2.625" (6.7cm) high x 8" (20.3cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style:  More »

Samanid Slip Painted Bowl - LO.740, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 10 th Century AD, Dimensions: 2.625" (6.7cm) high x 8" (20.3cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Samanid, Medium: Glazed Earthenware. 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

Lustre Painted Jug - LO.742, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.5" (16.5cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Seljuk, Kashan, or Raqqa, Medium: Fritware.  More »

Lustre Painted Jug - LO.742, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.5" (16.5cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Seljuk, Kashan, or Raqqa, Medium: Fritware. Small lustre globular jug, entirely painted with a brownish lustre showing arabesques, floral scrolls and split palmettes motives, a large vertical splash of underglaze cobalt blue ("running blue") on one side of the body. Lustre painting appeared in Syria and Iran when it disappeared in Egypt, where the Fatimid empire was falling apart. Hence, an immigration of skilled potters might have been the reason for its emergence. The technique was then fully mastered in Iran during the 12th century and in Syria in 13th century, when this fine example was possibly created.   « Less

Stone Bird-Shaped Lamp - LO.743, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 700 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 5.75" (14.6cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Stone.

Stone Bird-Shaped Lamp - LO.743, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 700 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 5.75" (14.6cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Stone.   « Less