Luster Bowl with Man Holding a Banner
900–999
- Medium
- earthenware with luster-painted design
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramic
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Iraq, probably Baghdad, Abbasid Period
About
This golden bowl displays a man holding a staff with a banner surmounted by a ball, crescent, and long streamer. He is flanked by two peacocks, one holding a palmette in his beak.