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Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird - 1938.7_web
This piece is called “Dish With Falcon Attacking a Water Bird”. It was created by sculpting, carving, then using a technique called underglaze onto fritware or stone-paste. Overall the dimensions are 3 ¼ x 15 ¾ in. or 8.3 x 40 cm. It was created in Syria during the Zangid (1127-1251) or Ayyubid Period sometime in the 1100s. This dish is possibly a part of a collection called Tell Minis, which was an assortment of intricately made dishware that was created together. According to the museum, the development of fritware changed the production of ceramics. It is important to note because Islamic potters did not have the technology or materials to create Chinese porcelain. It is much easier and less expensive to create a mimic of porcelain. This piece belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art and is on display in section 116 Islamic. The credit line is a purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the accession number is 1938.7. This image is public domain.
Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird - 1938.7_web
This piece is called “Dish With Falcon Attacking a Water Bird”. It was created by sculpting, carving, then using a technique called underglaze onto fritware or stone-paste. Overall the dimensions are 3 ¼ x 15 ¾ in. or 8.3 x 40 cm. It was created in Syria during the Zangid (1127-1251) or Ayyubid Period sometime in the 1100s. This dish is possibly a part of a collection called Tell Minis, which was an assortment of intricately made dishware that was created together. According to the museum, the development of fritware changed the production of ceramics. It is important to note because Islamic potters did not have the technology or materials to create Chinese porcelain. It is much easier and less expensive to create a mimic of porcelain. This piece belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art and is on display in section 116 Islamic. The credit line is a purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the accession number is 1938.7. This image is public domain.