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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Bowl with a Bird
Date
10th century
Dynasty
Abbasid
Period
Abbasid
Medium
Ceramic; earthenware, painted in luster on an opaque white glaze
Classification
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.80
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