Green Splashed Incised Bowl with A Lioness
Islamic (Northwestern Iran)
Seljuq period (1037–1194), 12th-13th century
- Medium
- Garrus ware, earthenware with incised decoration over white slip and splashes of green under transparent glaze
- Classification
- Ceramics
- Dimensions
- 16.1 × 38.1 cm (6 5/16 × 15 in.)
- Culture
- Northwestern Iran
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
This bowl belongs to a group of ceramics from 12th and 13th-century Iran known as Garrus ware. The name Garrus refers to a district in northwest Iran where these ceramics were excavated. Although these wares were found in Garrus, their exact origin of production is unknown. However, as with many modern-day appellations, these ceramics continue to be referred to as Garrus ware. The wares are united by a distinctive decorative technique: the decorative elements are incised on the surface of the object and set against slip backgrounds that are removed to showcase their central motifs against darker areas of color. On this bowl, a lioness has been incised on the interior with scrolling floral motifs showcased against an exposed dark red background.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
