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Source Description
Decorative lusterware was popular during the Fatimid Period (910-1171). The most important production place was in the cultural center of al-Fustad near the Fatimid capital al-Qahira (Cairo). This plate displays a typical motif of this time period: a bird in a central roundel with leaves and branches and a broad frame with leaf arabesques. Especially attractive are the variation of forms of the leaves and spiral-tendrils, which modify the rhytmic pattern, and the yellow-golden color of the painting.
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Document identity
localId
20558
label
Lusterware Plate with Bird Motif
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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20558
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Lusterware Plate with Bird Motif
description
Decorative lusterware was popular during the Fatimid Period (910-1171). The most important production place was in the cultural center of al-Fustad near the Fatimid capital al-Qahira (Cairo). This plate displays a typical motif of this time period: a bird in a central roundel with leaves and branches and a broad frame with leaf arabesques. Especially attractive are the variation of forms of the leaves and spiral-tendrils, which modify the rhytmic pattern, and the yellow-golden color of the painting.
provenance
Estate of D.G. Kelekian [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1951, by purchase.
date
11th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
plates
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.7
height
24.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/8 × Diam: 9 5/8 in. (6.7 × 24.5 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Fatimid Dynasty
med
earthenware, with luster decoration and glaze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
2114
3315
3581
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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099981dd1630eb38
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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08a3d586e346b41e
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no
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no