Bowl with Fish

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...

On one side: a half-anthropomorphic, half-fish sea-god, Nereus, or perhaps Triton. He faces to the right and carries a scepter in his right hand with his little finger extended, an...

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 ...

At the top of the page is the head of a nobleman, identified by his earring. He wears a turban and the collar of his robe (jama) is faintly visible. Below him is a faint outline of...

This scaraboid stamp seal features an image of an unidentifiable animal. Its body is crescent shaped, and this appears to include an upraised head and extended tail. All of its fou...