Luster Bowl with Antelope

1000s Diameter: 25.4 cm (10 in.); Overall: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.476

The production of lusterware flourished in the prosperous Fatimid court in Cairo. The technique used metal oxides to paint designs onto a ceramic vessel. It was expensive and unpredictable but, if done correctly, would create a glistening effect. Fatimid lusterware motifs are...

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