Dish with Multiple Compartments

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Dish with Multiple Compartments

Possibly Egypt, Iran, or Iraq, 8th or 9th century
Ceramics
Earthenware, molded and glazed
1 1/2 x 7 x 7 in. (3.81 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm)
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2002.1.20)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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Rare surviving cookbooks provide an idea of the elaborate dishes served by upper-class hosts at fashionable meals in the eighth and ninth centuries. In addition, the culinary texts shed light on possible uses of early Islamic ceramics, including a kind of dish with shallow wells, such as this one, which may have been used to dispense the seasoned salts called for by certain recipes.
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Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda, editor. Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books, 2023.