Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird
Unknown Artist
1100s
Medium
Fritware with carved decoration and underglaze design, Lakabi ware
Dimensions
8.3 × 40 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1938.7
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The development of fritware in the Islamic world revolutionized ceramic production and was likely influenced by the import of Chinese porcelain. Fritware was largely made of quartz with small amounts of crushed glass and fine clay in order to produce a white body. The carved surface with raised outlines allowed glazes of different colors to be side by side without running together when fired.