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Footed Cup13th century

Not on view
Ceramic bowl seen from above, with deep cobalt blue glaze and golden-tan metallic luster decoration in concentric bands, central medallion with abstracted animal figure, worn and crackled surface
Ceramic footed bowl with deep cobalt blue exterior and interior decorated with gilded scrolling vine patterns on a warm brown ground; scalloped rim with two raised tab handles; visible chips and wear to glaze.
Fragmentary glass dish with gilt and enamel decoration, missing large sections of its rim. Deep cobalt blue ground with gilded scrolling arabesques along the border and concentric blue rings encircling a central figural motif in gold and dark blue.
Ceramic bowl with deep cobalt blue glaze and lusterware decoration in golden-brown; central medallion depicts a bird or animal figure within concentric rings, surrounded by a wide border of arabesque scrollwork and Arabic script; surface shows age-related wear and crackled glaze.
Ceramic footed bowl with deep cobalt blue glaze and gilded scrolling arabesque decoration along the interior rim, showing significant wear and crazing to the glaze surface.
Title
Footed Cup
Place Made
Syria
Date Made
13th century
Medium
Fritware, overglaze and luster-painted
Dimensions
Height: 2 3/4 in. (6.98 cm); Diameter: 8 11/16 in. (22.06 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.276
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Curatorial Notes

A form of luxury ware, luster-painted ceramics are characterized by the metallic sheen of their glaze, for which they were prized. This shallow drinking cup is a particularly fine example due to its accomplished painting. When it was filled, the gleam of its glaze may have caught the light, allowing the drinker to glimpse the swirling bird design at the cup’s center as the libation was consumed.

Selected 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.