Bowl with a Bird

10th century

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Object Label

Contour panels filled with V-shaped motifs enhance the bold shape of the peacock on this bowl. This style of decoration is typical of tenth-century monochrome lusterware production under the cAbbasid rulers of Iraq. The tail of the peacock contains an inscription that, though damaged, still contains the last two letters of the Arabic word baraka, which means “blessing.” Inscriptions wishing good fortune for the owner commonly appear on Islamic ceramics from this time.

Caption

Bowl with a Bird, 10th century. Ceramic; earthenware, painted in luster on an opaque white glaze, Diameter: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.80_top_PS2.jpg)

Title

Bowl with a Bird

Date

10th century

Dynasty

Abbasid

Period

Abbasid

Medium

Ceramic; earthenware, painted in luster on an opaque white glaze

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

Diameter: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

86.227.80

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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