The vessel, wheel-thrown, is made of light grey-beige clay covered with a white engobe. The decoration appears to be painted in black beneath a magnificent turquoise glaze, which is slightly thicker on the base where it has partially built up.
The technique, form and decoration are characteristic of the highly glossy ceramics produced in the workshops of the city of Kashan, situated in the centre of present-day Iran.
A light beige-gray ceramic bowl, covered with a white slip; the decoration is painted in black under a beautiful turquoise glaze, thicker on the bottom where it partially dripped. This manufacturing technique, known as metal luster technique, is among the most important contributions of Islamic craftsmen to the development of ceramics.
To the eyes of the modern viewer, this large glazed ceramic bowl is outstanding for its aesthetic qualities resulting from the formal simplicity and the turquoise color.
