Chinese - Bowl with Islamic Design - Walters 421468 - Profile
Carved with vertical linked designs characteristic of Islamic vessels, this bowl takes on the appearance of a blooming chrysanthemum or peony when viewed from above. The jade is white to nearly transparent.
Egyptian - Lusterware Bowl - Walters 482037
In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region, artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries. Lusterware was among the most original development of Arab potters, who mixed silver su... More
Egyptian - Lusterware Plate with Bird Motif - Walters 482036 (cropped)
Decorative lusterware was popular during the Fatimid Period (910-1171). The most important production place was in the cultural center of al-Fustad near the Fatimid capital al-Qahira (Cairo). This plate display... More
Egyptian - Lusterware Plate with Bird Motif - Walters 482036
Decorative lusterware was popular during the Fatimid Period (910-1171). The most important production place was in the cultural center of al-Fustad near the Fatimid capital al-Qahira (Cairo). This plate display... More
Hispano-Moresque - Bowl for Sausage Making - Walters 481100
An inscription in Spanish on the rim of this bowl cites the name of its owner and alludes to its function, making it one of the most interesting surviving examples of late Hispano-Moresque pottery: "Esperança d... More
Hispano-Moresque - Ewer Basin - Walters 482112
The lion in the center of this basin may be derived from the coat of arms of the kingdom of León in north-central Spain. Valencian potters produced Hispano-Moresque plates with heraldic devices for export to ot... More
Hispano-Moresque - Ewer Basin with Inscription - Walters 481024
Subtly integrated into the intricate pattern of the raised central boss are the letters "IHS," a contraction of the Latin word for Christ. A tradition of ornamentation rooted in Islamic culture has been applied... More
Hispano-Moresque - Ewer Basin with Interlacing Ribbons - Walters 48120...
The almost abstract treatment of the floral and foliage motifs seen here is typical of Catalan pottery.
Hispano-Moresque - Ewer Basin with Large Leaves on Rim - Walters 48113...
The lustered leaves on the wide rim of this plate were incised by hand and are characteristic of ceramics from both Catalonia and Aragon.
Hispano-Moresque - Large Plate with Concentric Bands - Walters 481214
Anonymous (Hispano-Moresque). 'Large Plate with Concentric Bands,' ca. 1600-1650. earthenware with tin glaze and luster decoration. Walters Art Museum (48.1214): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Hispano-Moresque - Plate - Walters 481099
Heraldic animals-such as this fantastical owl wearing a crown-appear widely in Hispano-Moresque pottery, with each center of production developing its own decorative elements. The floral and foliage patterns su... More
Hispano-Moresque - Plate - Walters 482111
Craftsmen often decorated the back side of Hispano-Moresque plates. As in this example, the design on the back was generally monochromatic and less elaborate than that on the front. The stylized eagle echoes th... More
Hispano-Moresque - Storage Jar - Walters 481184
Large jars for storing grain and other food stuffs were a fixture in Spanish households. The pattern of the "pardalot" (a fanciful bird) with leaves and various stylized animals appears often on 17th-century lu... More
Iranian - "Mihrab" Plaque - Walters 481310
A "mihrab" is a niche in a mosque or other Muslim religious building that indicates the direction for prayer toward Mecca. It also recalls the place where the prophet Muhammad stood to lead the early Muslim com... More
Iranian - Earthenware Bowl with Kufic Inscriptions - Walters 482071
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 person is the most pra... More
Iranian - Flower Vase with Horsemen - Walters 481278 - Profile (croppe...
While the combination of enamel (or minai) and painted luster decoration is somewhat unusual, riders and seated figures are commonly represented together on medieval Islamic ceramics. Around the body this vase ... More
Iranian - Flower Vase with Horsemen - Walters 481278 - Profile
While the combination of enamel (or minai) and painted luster decoration is somewhat unusual, riders and seated figures are commonly represented together on medieval Islamic ceramics. Around the body this vase ... More
Iranian - Fritware Beaker with a Seated Person - Walters 481234
Anonymous (Iranian). 'Fritware Beaker with a Seated Person,' 12th-13th century. fritware with "mina'i" enameled decoration. Walters Art Museum (48.1234): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929.
Iranian - Fritware Bowl - Walters 482040
Anonymous (Iranian). 'Fritware Bowl,' early 13th century. fritware with underglaze decoration. Walters Art Museum (48.2040): Museum purchase, 1951.
Iranian - Fritware Bowl with Pigeons and Inscription - Walters 482041
Anonymous (Iranian). 'Fritware Bowl with Pigeons and Inscription,' 13th century. fritware with underglaze and luster decoration. Walters Art Museum (48.2041): Museum purchase, 1951.
Iranian - Fritware Female Head with Floral Head Covering - Walters 481...
This piece is decorated with a gold-olive lustre on white. It may have served as the top of a large vase or water vessel.
Iranian - Fritware Jug with Four Seated Figures and Arabesques - Walte...
Anonymous (Iranian). 'Fritware Jug with Four Seated Figures and Arabesques,' 12th-13th century. fritware with "mina'i" enameled decoration. Walters Art Museum (48.1072): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Iranian - Fritware Serving Dish for Sweetmeats - Walters 481011
This dish is decorated with a golden lustre on a white glaze, and has one turquoise spot. The body is very hard and white. The dish features roundels filled alternately with birds and arabesques.
Iranian - Fritware Tile From a Freize - Walters 481071
This tile features a winged harpy, and a griffin with youth.
Iranian - Fritware Tile from a Freize - Walters 481293
This tile features two personages and one animal.
Iranian - Fritware Tile From a Freize - Walters 481739
This tile features a winged griffin and two figures.
Iranian - Gombroon Ware Bowl with Diamond Pattern - Walters 481730
This bowl is an example of Gombroon ware.
Iranian - Isfahan Ware Vase with a Chinese Lion and a Bearded Man - Wa...
This vase is an example of Isfahan ware.
Iranian - Islamic Wall Tile - Walters 481281 (2)
This Persian decorative wall tile is included here to show the Islamic origins of the lustered metallic sheen and intricate, stylized floral and animal motifs in Hispano-Moresque pottery.
Iranian - Islamic Wall Tile - Walters 481281
This Persian decorative wall tile is included here to show the Islamic origins of the lustered metallic sheen and intricate, stylized floral and animal motifs in Hispano-Moresque pottery.
Iranian - Kashan Ware Jug with a Seated Female and Arabesques - Walter...
This large jug originally had a handle at its neck. It appears to be the mate of a vase in the National Museum of Iran, Tehran, inscribed with the name of Hasan ibn Salman, who seems to have been an important I... More
Iranian - Kashan Ware Jug with a Seated Female and Arabesques - Walter...
This large jug originally had a handle at its neck. It appears to be the mate of a vase in the National Museum of Iran, Tehran, inscribed with the name of Hasan ibn Salman, who seems to have been an important I... More
Iranian - Kashan Ware Jug with Leaf Patterns and Arabesques - Walters ...
This jug is an example of Kashan ware.
Iranian - Kashan Ware Tile with Figures and Animals - Walters 481296
The central figure on this Kashan ware tile represents Faridun, a legendary Iranian king whose brave feats are extolled in the Shahnama, as he rides his favorite mount, a cow named Birmaya, while holding an ox-... More
Iranian - Lusterware Cross-Shaped Tile - Walters 481290
This lusterware cross-shaped tile is decorated with arabesque scrollwork, and bears an inscription in a band around the edge of the cross. This tile and Walters 48.1292 are from the tomb of Imamzada Yayha at Veramin.
Iranian - Lusterware Star-Shaped Tile - Walters 481292
This lusterware star-shaped tile is decorated with a shrub design. This tile and Walters 48.1290 are from the tomb of Imamzada Yayha at Veramin.
Iranian - Plate - Walters 481031
This plate is one of a few rare dated ceramics from the Timurid period. Scientific testing of its fabric demonstrates that it came from Nishapur, a town in northeastern Iran that flourished as a ceramic-manufac... More
Iranian - Star Tile with Combat Scene - Walters 481288
The Persian verses written around the outer blue band come from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the national epic of Iran, and specifically from a section of the text that recounts the tragic combat between the g... More
Iranian - Star with Wrestling Motif - Walters 481283
This tile is an example of Sultanabad ware and features two wrestlers. Sultanabad ware is a special type of underglazed, painted ceramic, which became popular in the Ilkhanid period. The motif of the two wrestl... More
Spanish - Basin - Walters 481013 - Bottom
The art of making ceramic objects with luster decoration, which has a metallic sheen, probably began in 9th-century Iraq and spread throughout the Islamic world, including to al-Andalus (the Arabic name for Spa... More
Spanish - Basin - Walters 481013 - Interior
The art of making ceramic objects with luster decoration, which has a metallic sheen, probably began in 9th-century Iraq and spread throughout the Islamic world, including to al-Andalus (the Arabic name for Spa... More
Spanish - Basin - Walters 481013 - Side A
The art of making ceramic objects with luster decoration, which has a metallic sheen, probably began in 9th-century Iraq and spread throughout the Islamic world, including to al-Andalus (the Arabic name for Spa... More
Spanish - Basin - Walters 481013 - Three Quarter
The art of making ceramic objects with luster decoration, which has a metallic sheen, probably began in 9th-century Iraq and spread throughout the Islamic world, including to al-Andalus (the Arabic name for Spa... More
Spanish - Plate - Walters 481134
This plate was produced in Islamic Spain (often called Hispano-Moresque ware). The central image of an escutcheon with a fleur-de-lys (stylized lily as the emblem of France) suggests that it may have been made... More
Spanish - Plate with a Castle - Walters 481300
This large dish, decorated with an unidentified castle, probably served more a decorative than a practical function. This type of ware was produced by Islamic craftsmen in southern Spain known as Moors (therefo... More
Spanish - Vase with Leaf Pattern - Walters 481145
The art of making ceramic objects with luster decoration, which has a metallic sheen, probably began in 9th-century Iraq and spread throughout the Islamic world, including to al-Andalus (the Arabic name for Spa... More
Syrian - Fritware Plate with a View of a Religious Interior - Walters ...
The potter who decorated this plate chose to depict an architectural interior- possibly a shrine- as if it were a flat façade, with domes over the building's three principle units. The central niche probably re... More
Syrian - Lusterware Bowl with Peacock - Walters 481231
In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region, artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries. Lusterware was among the most original development of Arab potters, who mixed silver su... More
Syrian - Raqqa Lusterware Bowl - Walters 481044
In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region, artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries. Lusterware was among the most original development of Arab potters, who mixed silver su... More
Turkish - Bowl - Walters 481732 - View A
Anonymous (Turkish). 'Bowl,' ca. 1725-1750. glazed and painted ceramic. Walters Art Museum (48.1732): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Turkish - Bowl - Walters 481732 - View B
Anonymous (Turkish). 'Bowl,' ca. 1725-1750. glazed and painted ceramic. Walters Art Museum (48.1732): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Turkish - Iznik Fritware Jug - Walters 481189
This blue, grey, and turquoise polychrome jug is an example of Iznik fritware.
Turkish - Iznik Fritware Mosque Sphere - Walters 481022 - Profile
Islamic religious buildings traditionally were lit with glass lamps, generally called mosque lamps, that hung from chains. In 16th-century Turkey, it was common to make mosque lamps from glazed ceramic and to ... More
Turkish - Iznik Fritware Plate - Walters 481109
This vessel dates to the 16th century, when artisans in Ottoman Turkey, working primarily in the city of Iznik, attained new levels of technical and aesthetic achievement in the long Islamic tradition of cerami... More
Turkish - Iznik Fritware Plate - Walters 482057
This vessel dates to the 16th century, when artisans in Ottoman Turkey, working primarily in the city of Iznik, attained new levels of technical and aesthetic achievement in the long Islamic tradition of cerami... More
Turkish - Iznik Golden Horn Fritware Plate - Walters 482281
This vessel dates to the 16th century, when artisans in Ottoman Turkey, working primarily in the city of Iznik, attained new levels of technical and aesthetic achievement in the long Islamic tradition of cerami... More
Turkish - Iznik Rhodian Fritware Plate with Depiction of a Ewer - Walt...
This polychrome plate is an example of Iznik Rhodianware.
Turkish - Mosque Lamp - Walters 481301 - View A
Islamic religious buildings traditionally were lit with glass lamps, generally called mosque lamps, that hung from chains. In 16th-century Turkey, it was common to make mosque lamps from glazed ceramic and to p... More
Turkish - Mosque Tile - Walters 481309 - Detail A
This tile is an example of polychrome fritware.
Turkish - Tankard - Walters 481187
This blue, green, and black polychrome tankard is an example of Iznik Rhodian ware and is decorated with arabesques and trefoils.
Turkish - Tile - Walters 481312 - Detail A
This polychrome Rhodianware tile dates to the 16th century, when artisans in Ottoman Turkey, working primarily in the city of Iznik, attained new levels of technical and aesthetic achievement in the long Islami... More
Turkish - Tile Panel with Verses from the Qur'an - Walters 481379
These polychrome Iznikware tiles once decorated the wall of a religious building, but they were not all originally placed together. Their inscriptions include excerpts from two passages of the Qur'an: "From the... More
Turkish - Tile with the Great Mosque of Mecca - Walters 481307 - View ...
The three lines of Arabic writing in the upper part of this large, ceramic wall tile are from the third chapter of the Qur'an, and exhort the Muslim faithful to make the pilgrimmage to Mecca. The rest of the ti... More