This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in:English, Arabic. Name of Object:Bowl Location:Copenhagen, Denmark Holding Museum:The David Collection About The David Collection, Copenhagen Date of Object:Hegira 3rd–4th century / AD 9th–10th century Museum Inventory Number:Inv.no. 26/1962 Material(s) / Technique(s):Earthenware, painted in luster over an opaque, white glaze Period / Dynasty:Abbasid Provenance:Iraq Description:When Iraqi potters discovered the white-glazed pottery, later known as faience, they also began to use the luster technique. Luster consists of metal oxides applied to pottery that has already been fired. The piece is re-fired at a lower temperature in a reduced-oxygen atmosphere, and the thin decoration takes on a metallic look ranging from copper to gold. Citation of this web page:"Bowl" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;dn;Mus21;6;en
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