Jar with Vegetal Motifs Maker: Unknown

late 12th–early 13th century

Asian Art

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

The development of new types of clay bodies in Syria in the tenth century C.E. was a response to the introduction of high-fired stoneware and porcelain from China. Stonepaste—made with a combination of clay, silica, and ground glass or frit—first developed in Iran in the ninth century C.E. and was widely used throughout the Islamic world. This bowl is an example of Raqqa ware, a ceramic type named after a town in northeastern Syria where some of the workshops that produced these pieces were located. Raqqa ware has also been found in Turkey and Egypt.

Medium

Stonepaste with black under turquoise glaze (Raqqa ware)

Dimensions

11 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (28.58 × 21.59 cm)

Credit Line

The Anna Rosalie Mansfield Collection

Accession Number

1930.482

Geography

Raqqa, Syria

Culture

Syrian, Islamic

Period

Ayyubid period (ca. 1171–1260)

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Burton Mansfield (1856–1932), New Haven, Conn; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1930
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

jars

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