High-Footed Bowl
Islamic
Dated 993 CE
Medium
Earthenware with incised decoration and painted in green under a transparent glaze
Dimensions
18.8 × 25.4 cm (7 7/16 × 10 in.)
Classification
ceramics
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
13990
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...