Stone Bird-Shaped Lamp - LO.744, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.50" (16.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Stone.

Stone Bird-Shaped Lamp - LO.744, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.50" (16.5cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Stone.   « Less

Slip Painted Bowl - LO.745, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 10 th Century AD to 11 th Century AD, Dimensions: 2.75" (7.0cm) high x 7.825" (19.9cm) depth, Collection: Islamic  More »

Slip Painted Bowl - LO.745, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 10 th Century AD to 11 th Century AD, Dimensions: 2.75" (7.0cm) high x 7.825" (19.9cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Nishapur Slipware, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.   « Less

Slip-Painted Ceramic Bowl - PF.7000, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 10 th Century AD to 11 th Century AD, Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 9" (22.9cm) depth, Collection:  More »

Slip-Painted Ceramic Bowl - PF.7000, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 10 th Century AD to 11 th Century AD, Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 9" (22.9cm) depth, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Slip Painted, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.   « Less

Terracotta Aquamanile in the Shape of a Bird - PF.7004, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 6" (15.2cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic  More »

Terracotta Aquamanile in the Shape of a Bird - PF.7004, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 6" (15.2cm) high x 7" (17.8cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Terracotta. Aquamanile in the shape of an anthropomorfised composite creature, possible depicting the legendary buraq, made of red earthenware, the entire body covered with a white slip on which the decoration was painted in brown red. The body of the fantastic steed is used as the container, while the tail, with a wide and lobed opening was used as a filling hole. There is a tiny opening on the mouth which was the spout. Between the tail and the neck, a slightly bent transverse handle with applied knobs at each end. The painted decoration on the sides features dotted circles and elongated shapes, the face carefully portrayed with a prominent nose and large eyes. The decoration and its fabric would betray Central Asian connections and therefore the attribution to Central Asia seems to be ascertained.   « Less

Bronze Rose Water Sprinkler - LO.747, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 6" (15.2cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Bronze.

Bronze Rose Water Sprinkler - LO.747, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 6" (15.2cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Bronze.   « Less

Bronze Rose Water Sprinkler - LO.748, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 7.125" (18.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium:  More »

Bronze Rose Water Sprinkler - LO.748, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 900 AD to 1100 AD, Dimensions: 7.125" (18.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Bronze.   « Less

Glazed Ewer - LO.749, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Buff Earthenware. The  More »

Glazed Ewer - LO.749, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Buff Earthenware. The globular body surmounted by a funnel- shaped neck which ends in an upright, slightly bent closed spout on one side, and a opening on the other, used for filling. The buff earthenware biscuit was coated with a turquoise-green lead glaze, stopping short of the base. Similar vessels have been discovered at several sites and not only in Afghanistan, but even at Khurasan and other parts of Central Asia. Their presently accepted date is between the early 12th to the early 13th century, definitely pre- Mongol. For a comparable example see: G. Fehervari, Ceramics of the Islamic World, 2000: no.185, p.151.   « Less

Glazed Ewer - LO.750, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 7.5" (19.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Red Earthenware. The  More »

Glazed Ewer - LO.750, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 7.5" (19.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Islamic, Medium: Red Earthenware. The globular body surmounted by a funnel- shaped neck which ends in an upright, slightly bent closed spout on one side, and a opening on the other, used for filling. The neck is punctuated by three applique' ropes. The buff earthenware biscuit was coated with a light green lead glaze, stopping short of the base. Similar vessels have been discovered at several sites and not only in Afghanistan, but even at Khurasan and other parts of Central Asia. Their presently accepted date is between the early 12th to the early 13th century, and thus definitely pre-Mongol.   « Less

Lustre Painted Jug - LO.751, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Seljuk, Medium: Fritware. Small fritware  More »

Lustre Painted Jug - LO.751, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1200 AD, Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Seljuk, Medium: Fritware. Small fritware jug painted in luster over a transparent glaze, the globular body decorated with large vertical splashed bands alternated by thin lines, the upright neck featuring a band of foliate and slip palmettes motives. The whole resting on a small unglazed foot-ring. Lustreware was possibly imported from Egypt at the end of the Fatimid period and then fully mastered by the Persian potters by the mid 12th century CE. During this period, Muslim potters developed a new and finer material than clay, "frit" consisting of about ten parts crushed quartz, one part white clay and one part glass frit made by melting crushed quarts and potash and crushing the substance again.   « Less

Copper Alloy Bucket - LO.752, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Khurasan, Medium: Quarternary  More »

Copper Alloy Bucket - LO.752, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Khurasan, Medium: Quarternary Bronze. Bucket of cast bronze incised with concentric registers of cursive script, interspersed with round medallions. Metal buckets occured in pre-Islamic cultures in the Middle East and it is likely that the Islamic versions were based on the classical prototype of tapering cylindrical form known to have been produced in Egypt. In Persia, the flat bottomed cylindrical form gave way to a round bottomed one and then to a bucket with a round body, to which a foot was added, like the one here illustrated, common during the 12th and 13th centuries. Although in the past it has been suggested that such vessels should have ben used for carrying hot water in bath-houses, the nature of the material (bronze) and its elaborate decoration and inlays would seem to indicate a use as an ablutions 'basin'. For a comparable example see: Hayward Gallery, The Arts of Islam, 1976: no.179, p. 170.   « Less