Bowl with Kufic Inscription, 10th century. Ceramic; earthenware, painted in brown slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze, 4 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (11.4 x 35.2 cm).

Title: Bowl with Epigraphic Band in Kufic. Date: 10th century. Geography: Country of Origin Uzbekistan. Medium: Earthenware; white slip with dark-brown, olive, and reddish-orange slip …

The elegant kufic calligraphy on this plate demonstrates how calligraphy alone can be used to achieve a strong visual effect. The contrast between black letters and opaque white ground …

Bowl with Kufic Inscription, 10th century. Ceramic; earthenware, painted in brown slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze, 4 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (11.4 x 35.2 cm).

Ceramic, transparent colorless glaze, brown slip, white englobe, buff earthenware body. Huge Kufic characters form with center rosette the interior design, outside plain.

Title: Glazed Tiles with Kufic Inscription Date: 12th century Geography: Said to be from Syria, Raqqa Medium: Stonepaste; carved, turquoise glaze Dimensions: L. 67 in. (170.2 cm) H. 7 in. …

Dating to one of the earliest periods of Islamic ceramic production, this bowl exemplifies how the 9th-century emergence of fritware revolutionized ceramic practices across the Islamic World …

Dec 11, 2016 · Whereas the words on all of the previous objects have dealt with solemn religious invocation, the ceramics below contain charming aphorisms. Even in this more casual …

Title: Three Bowls with Floriated Kufic Inscriptions. Date: late 9th–early 10th century. Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Medium: Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under …

Ceramic vessels from early medieval Nishapur were frequently decorated with proverbs or short sayings in Arabic. The proverb here, written in two parts, may be interpreted as: "The loyal …