Punch Bowl

The interior of this bowl is divided into eight equal sections by lines, embellished with dots and twining tendrils, that spring from triangular arabesques and terminate with pairs...

In the center of the page is a drawing of a standing nobleman in profile. He wears a turban, a jama (robe), a scarf, and a waist sash (patka) with a punch dagger (katar) tucked int...

On the right is a kneeling prince, distinguished by his earring and ornate turban. He wears yellow trousers, a long, striped robe (jama), and a waist sash (patka). Tucked and hangi...

With its pure white slip, precise calligraphy, and perfectly clear glaze, this deep-walled bowl embodies the finest qualities of Samanid epigraphic wares. Most surviving examples o...

In the center of this bowl two harpies (composite bird-women) are turned toward each other, their tail feathers joining overhead in an ogival arch. In Islamic lands these mythical ...

The inscription painted around the rim of this fragmentary bowl has thus far defied reading. It is possible that the many sherds from which the bowl was reconstructed before Norma ...

An enthroned ruler with attendants occupies the center of this bowl. Pairs of birds are positioned above and below the group. On the walls of the vessel, encircling the central sce...