Name of Object:Dish with imaginary animal Location:Rome, Italy Holding Museum:Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art “Giuseppe Tucci” About Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art “Giuseppe Tucci”, Rome Date of Object:Hegira 4th century / AD 10th century Museum Inventory Number:1975/ 2154 Material(s) / Technique(s):Ceramic painted with metallic lustre. Dimensions:Height 6 cm, diameter 26.5 cm Period / Dynasty:Abbasid Provenance:Iraq. Description:The dish, with curved sides, an out-curving brim and a ring-base, is decorated with a large, winged, imaginary animal with a bird’s head. It is notable that the motif of the imaginary animal is extremely frequent in the different manifestations of Islamic art, being associated with magic and apotropaism. View Short DescriptionThis plate, decorated with animal motifs and kufic inscriptions on the bottom, includes a type of inscription uncommon in this sort of object. How date and origin were established:The dish is an excellent example of Iraqi production of monochrome lusterware from the 4th / 10th century. How Object was obtained:Purchase. Selected bibliography:Lane, A., Early Islamic Pottery, London, 1953. Citation of this web page:Paola Torre "Dish with imaginary animal" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;it;Mus01;21;en Prepared by: Paola Torre
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