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Source Description
In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region, artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries. Lusterware was among the most original development of Arab potters, who mixed silver sulfides and copper oxides to create a shiny, metallic sheen on the surface of glazed earthenware bowls, plates, and other utilitarian vessels, such as this Raqqa lusterware bowl.
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Document identity
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7496
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Raqqa Lusterware Bowl
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title
Raqqa Lusterware Bowl
description
In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region, artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries. Lusterware was among the most original development of Arab potters, who mixed silver sulfides and copper oxides to create a shiny, metallic sheen on the surface of glazed earthenware bowls, plates, and other utilitarian vessels, such as this Raqqa lusterware bowl.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th-13th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
bowls (vessels)
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3
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import
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cm
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6.7
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26
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H: 2 5/8 x Diam: 10 1/4 in. (6.7 x 26 cm)
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Islamic
med
fritware ceramic with luster decoration
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3930
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ISL
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none
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